65 years ago today, on May 21, 1960 (April 26, 1960 lunar calendar), Chile was hit by an earthquake measuring 9.5 on the Richter scale. According to the United States Geological Survey, Chile had an earthquake measuring 9.5 on the Richter scale in 1960, which was the most powerful earthquake recorded since 1900. During the month from May 21 to June 22, 1960, the largest earthquake swarm recorded in the history of human scientific observation occurred in Chile. Hundreds of earthquakes occurred in a narrow area of 1400 kilometers from north to south, including 3 earthquakes exceeding 8 and 10 earthquakes exceeding 7. The largest main earthquake was 9.5 (moment magnitude MW) or 8.5 (surface wave magnitude MS), which was rare in the history of world earthquakes. The earthquake left tens of thousands dead and missing, 2 million homeless, and triggered one of the world's largest and worst earthquakes and tsunamis. During the earthquake, six extinct volcanoes erupted again, and three new volcanoes emerged. After the earthquake, the sea suddenly receded rapidly, revealing the sea floor that had never seen the sun before. After about 15 minutes, it suddenly rose and rolled, with waves as high as 8-9 meters and as high as 25 meters. It devastated the cities and villages of Chile and the eastern coast of the Pacific Ocean. Those who survived in squares, harbors, docks, and seaside were instantly swallowed up, and the ships, ports, and wharf buildings on the seaside were smashed to pieces. Then the huge waves quickly retreated, sweeping away everything that could be carried, and this repeated shock lasted for nearly several hours. Cities on the eastern coast of the Pacific Ocean have been devastated by earthquakes and are frequently initialized by waves. Those buried in rubble and rubble have not died, but have been drowned by the surging waters. The Pacific coast, centered in Port Montt, is 800 kilometers north and south, and has been almost looted. The waves swept across the Pacific Ocean at a speed of 600 kilometers per hour, reaching as far as Hawaii, Japan, the Philippines, eastern New Zealand, southeastern Australia, and the distant Alaska and Aleutian Islands. There are still 10.7 meters high waves 10,000 kilometers from the epicenter. Across the Pacific, the Japanese archipelago is still 6 to 8 meters high, with a maximum of 8.1 meters. Japan's Honshu, Hokkaido and other places have been greatly damaged. Hundreds of Japanese were swept into the sea by the sudden waves, thousands of houses were washed away and destroyed, 20,000 acres of fertile land were submerged, 150,000 people were homeless, and most ports and pier facilities were destroyed. The coast of China was less affected by the tsunami because it was protected by the outer islands, but the tide stations in the East and South China Seas also recorded the rough waves caused by the earthquake and tsunami. The earthquake in Chile was the largest and most powerful earthquake in the history of human earthquakes. The magnitude reached 8.9, which was later revised to 9.5. Puerto Montt is an important port in Chile, and the city and port are already very modern, but the force of the earthquake basically destroyed all housing facilities, and many people were buried in the rubble. The earthquake caused the ground to crack, causing many people and buildings to fall in, and many of the ground fissures automatically closed, and some spewed gas, water and magma. Earthquakes also caused extensive ground sinkings, often accompanied by ground fissures. In some places, the sinkage can reach several meters in a few seconds, and the sinkage is very uneven. Some buildings were lifted more than 20 meters at one end and sank more than 20 meters at the other end. The scene when the earthquake occurred was basically similar to that depicted in the movie "Armageddon 2012". But that wasn't all. After the earthquake, the people on the coast suddenly saw the sea receding rapidly, revealing the sea floor that had never seen the sun before. The fish, shrimp, crabs, shells and other marine animals were struggling desperately on the beach. Some experienced fishermen knew that the disaster was coming, and they fled to the top of the mountain to avoid the new disaster that was about to happen. After about 15 minutes, the sea suddenly rose again. Suddenly, the waves were surging and rolling, and the waves were more than 10 meters high and the highest was more than 30 meters. The huge waves crossed the coastline in a devastating manner, hitting the cities and villages on the eastern coast of Chile and the Pacific Ocean, and the places they passed were swept away. More than a day later, the tsunami that started from this reached the shores of Japan, Australia, New Guinea and other coastal countries thousands of miles away, and the waves of the tsunami were still more than a meter high. In front of nature, human beings are insignificant. Don't always think about how to defeat nature, but how to live in peace with nature. Nature is always smarter than human beings, and human beings can never defeat nature, because human beings are a very small part of nature. 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