[3] The focal mechanism and hypocentral depth of this earthquake are consistent with rupture along the plate interface.

[4] A peak ground acceleration of 0.17 g was recorded by the only working seismometer in the area, which was 140 km distant from the epicentre.

[2] The earthquake caused widespread damage across central Chile, with the port city of Valparaíso being the most affected.

[1] Most of the deaths were a result of collapsed walls in buildings of adobe or unreinforced brick construction, this was even the case in areas where the shaking only reached VI MMI.

The aqueduct leading from the Aconcagua River at Las Vegas was affected by cracks and fissures that took 19 days to repair.