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The 'Darwin Earthquake' that Forever Changed the Shoreline of the Biobío in 1835: They Estimate a Magnitude of 8.6

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Chile being a highly seismic country, there are multiple historical events that are marked by some kind of telluric movement in national territory. And the stay of the British Charles Darwin in the country was no exception, because during his naturalistic studies, a powerful earthquake occurred that ended up being baptized with his name. The ‘Darwin Earthquake’ occurred more than 190 years ago, in February 1835, with an approximate epicenter in …
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Chile being a highly seismic country, there are multiple historical events that are marked by some kind of telluric movement in national territory. And the stay of the British Charles Darwin in the country was no exception, because during his naturalistic studies, a powerful earthquake occurred that ended up being baptized with his name. The ‘Darwin Earthquake’ occurred more than 190 years ago, in February 1835, with an approximate epicenter in …

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elcontraste.cl broke the news on Thursday, May 14, 2026.
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