It was a 7.0 magnitude quake that resulted in 220,000 deaths. Close on its heels, a temblor of staggering strength (8.8 magnitude) rocked Chile a month later. Fortunately for Chile, stringent earthquake safety codes developed in the wake of the record 9.5 earthquake of 1960 limited the number of deaths to under 900.
7 級強震造成 22 萬人死亡；一個月後，智利也緊接著發生驚天強震（芮氏規模 8.8），所幸智利在歷經 1960 年的 9.5 強震後已大幅提高建築物的防震標準，因此死亡人數只有 800 人左右。