Following the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_Valdivia_earthquake" id="mw_g" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="1960 Valdivia earthquake">1960 Valdivia earthquake</a>, the largest ever recorded earthquake, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puyehue-Cordón_Caulle#1960_eruption" id="mw_w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Puyehue-Cordón Caulle">Cordón Caulle begins to erupt</a>.