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Station Information
Station ID:
619
Latitude:
-27.066667
Longitude:
-70.833333
Coastline code:
850
Station code:
21
Country:
CHILE
Time span of data:
1950 – 1991
Completeness (%):
97
Date of last update:
19 Nov 1992
Green Arrow:
Current Station
Yellow Marker:
Neighbouring RLR Station
Red Marker:
Neighbouring Metric Station
Please note: In many cases, the station position in our database is accurate
to only one minute. Thus, the tide gauge may not appear to be on the coast.
Nearby Real Time Stations from VLIZ: cald, cald2
Fast Delivery Data from UHSLC station 88: hourly and daily
Research Quality Data from UHSLC station 88: hourly and daily
Caldera 850/021 RLR(1990) is 9.4m below BM DHN No 1. Caldera is an historic station last data 1991
Documentation added 1996-01-03
There was a magnitude 7.8 earthquake about 20 km offshore of northern Chile on 30 July 1995 which produced a tsunami of 1.3 m at Caldera and which was seen in many records across the Pacific (information from NTF, Australia).
Documentation added 2001-01-26
For a review of the new Chilean tide gauge network, see "Tides in the Chilean Coasts" by Juan J. Fierro, Hydro International,Jan/Feb 2001, pp.7-9. Coastline prone to earthquake activity; Data possibly affected as a result. Data 1950-1970 revised in April 1991
Data Authority
Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Chilean Navy Errazuriz 254 Playa Ancha Valparaiso