Valparaíso is located in central Chile , to the north west of the capital Santiago . Valparaíso , like most of Chile , is vulnerable to earthquakes . Before the earthquake of February 27 , 2010 , which measured 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale , the last catastrophic earthquake to strike Valparaíso devastated the city in August 1906 , killing nearly 3,000 people . Other significant earthquakes to affect the city were the 1730 Valparaíso earthquake and the 1985 Algarrobo earthquake
earthquake of February 27 , 2010
2010 Chile earthquake
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