Introduction
On May 22, 1960, the largest recorded earthquake this century occured off the coast of South Central Chile along the Peru-Chile Trench. The earthquake generated one of the the most destructive tsunamis in the Pacific. Both the earthquake and the tsunami were extremely destructive in Chile, particularly in the coastal area extending from Concepcion to the south end of Isla Chiloe. The destructive effects of the tsunami were experienced throughout the Pacific Ocean and were particularly devastating in Chile, Hawaii, and Japan.