At least 177 people killed, 2,575 injured and extensive damage in central Chile, including the cities of San Antonio, Valparaiso, Vina del Mar, Santiago and Rancagua. Maximum intensity VIII in the Valparaiso area. Liquefaction occurred in saturated beach dune sands in the Vina del Mar and San Antonio areas. Reports of extensive ground cracks and subsidence throughout most of the epicentral area. Numerous landslides in the coastal mountains. Felt in Chile along a 2,000 kilometer strip from Copiapo to Valdivia. Felt (VI) at Mendoza and (V) at San Juan, Argentina. Also felt by people in high-rise buildings in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Sao Paulo, Brazil. Tsunami generated with wave heights at selected tide stations as follows: 1.1 m at Valparaiso; 48 cm at Hilo, Hawaii; 15 cm at Sand Point, Alaska; 12 cm at Adak, Alaska; 11 cm at Rikitea, Gambier Islands; 10 cm at Papeete, Tahiti; 10 cm at Kushiro, Nemuro and Miyako, Japan; 5 cm at Seward, Alaska; 4 cm at Kodiak, Alaska; and 3 cm at Honolulu and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. FAULT PLANE SOLUTION: P-Waves NP1:Strike=160 Dip=80 Slip=90 NP2:Strike=340 Dip=10 Slip=90 Principal Axes: (T) Plg=55 Azm=70 (P) Plg=35 Azm=250 Comment: The focal mechanism is poorly controlled and corresponds to reverse faulting. The preferred fault plane is NP2. MOMENT TENSOR SOLUTION Dep 51 No. of sta: 10 Moment Tensor; Scale 10**27 d-cm Mrr=0.75 Mtt=0.40 Mff=-1.15 Mrt=1.19 Mrf=-1.06 Mtf=-0.89 Principal axes: (T) Val=2.33 Plg=45 Azm=31 (N) Val=-0.63 Plg=40 Azm=179 (P) Val=-1.70 Plg=17 Azm=284 Best Double Couple:Mo=2.0*10**27 NP1:Strike=56 Dip=45 Slip=156 NP2:Strike=164 Dip=73 Slip=48 CENTROID, MOMENT TENSOR (HRV) Data Used: GDSN M.W.: 16S, 38C Centroid Location: Origin Time 22:47:39.5 0.2 Lat 33.92S 0.02 Lon 71.71W 0.02 Dep 40.7 1.0 Half-duration 34.7 Moment Tensor; Scale 10**27 D-CM Mrr=7.48 0.12 Mtt=0.49 0.07 Mff=-7.97 0.09 Mrt=1.91 0.27 Mrf=-6.55 0.30 Mtf=0.03 0.06 Principal Axes: (T) Val=10.21 Plg=68 Azm=61 (N) Val=0.20 Plg=9 Azm=173 (P) Val=-10.42 Plg=20 Azm=266 Best Double Couple:Mo=1.0*10**28 NP1:Strike=11 Dip=26 Slip=110 NP2:Strike=169 Dip=66 Slip=81