events
December 16, 1575
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 8.5Mw strikes Valdivia, Chile.
1575 Valdivia earthquake
The 1575 Valdivia earthquake occurred at 14:30 local time on December 16. It had an estimated magnitude of 8.5 of on the surface-wave magnitude scale and an estimated magnitude of 9.0+ on the Moment magnitude scale and led to the flood of Valdivia, Chile.
December 16
December 16 is the 350th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 15 days remain until the end of the year.