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1960 Valdivia earthquake, a Rare card
On 22 May 1960, an earthquake and tsunami occurred in Chile, devastating the city of Valdivia.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 79
- DEF
- 95
- Power
- 174
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 430,000
Power 174 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
1960 Valdivia earthquake quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the 1960 Valdivia earthquake card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It occurred in the ______, and lasted 10 minutes.
Answer
afternoon. It occurred in the afternoon, and lasted 10 minutes. From the 1960 Valdivia earthquake article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
On 22 May ____, an earthquake and tsunami occurred in Chile, devastating the city of Valdivia.
Answer
1960s. On 22 May 1960, an earthquake and tsunami occurred in Chile, devastating the city of Valdivia. From the 1960 Valdivia earthquake article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Travis Head. Travis Head 88 · Calabria 84 · 1960 Valdivia earthquake 79 · Samia Suluhu Hassan 76 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Most studies have placed it at 9.4–9.6 on the moment magnitude scale, making it the strongest earthquake ever recorded, while some studies have placed the magnitude lower than 9.4.
- It occurred in the afternoon, and lasted 10 minutes.
- The resulting tsunamis affected southern Chile, Hawaii, Japan, the Philippines, eastern New Zealand, southeast Australia, and the Aleutian Islands.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The 1960 Valdivia earthquake article was read about 430,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 79 and blocks with 95: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get 1960 Valdivia earthquake
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, 1960 Valdivia earthquake (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Pierre St. Amand, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
