Initiation of the great 2010 Chile earthquake occurred within the rupture zone of the 1835 event experienced by Charles Darwin. However, the peak fault slip was to the north of the epicentre — not where it was expected to occur.
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Lay, T. A Chilean surprise. Nature 471, 174–175 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/471174a
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