Arthur Conan Doyle - ca 1900
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Today is the birthday of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It was also the date the strongest earthquake ever recorded (9.5) hit Chile ten years ago in 2016. Not that one had to do with the other.
Of the world's 46 known earthquakes with M ≥ 8.5 since the year 1500, one-third occurred in Chile. Some virtually have the same epicenters like the 1604 and 1868 (in Arica), the 1730 and 1822 (in Valparaíso), the 1751 and 1835 (in Concepción), and the 1575 and 1837 (in Valdivia).
When the Lost World (link below) is taken into consideration, Doyle certainly could have made a fantastic story out of this situation!
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