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3,812 injured [4] The 2001 southern Peru earthquake occurred at 20:33:15 UTC (15:33:15 local time) on June 23 with a moment magnitude of 8.4 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XII ( Extreme ). [5] [2] The quake affected the Peruvian regions of Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna. It was the most devastating earthquake in Peru since the catastrophic ...
List of earthquakes in Peru. Earthquakes in Peru are common occurrences as the country is located in a seismic zone. The interface between the Nazca and South American tectonic plates is located near the Peruvian coast. The South American Plate is moving over the Nazca Plate at a rate of 77 mm (3.0 in) per year. [1] This earthquakes occur as ...
A magnitude 6.7 struck southern East Pacific Rise, on August 6 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). [95] A magnitude 5.8 struck central Peru, on August 9 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).Killing 4 people [96] A magnitude 6.4 struck Hokkaido, on August 13 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
Peru, Lima, 13 km (8.1 mi) north-northwest of Chancay: 5.2 67.3 V Ten homes collapsed in Rimac, two homes seriously damaged in Huaral, and landslides blocked roads in the epicentral area. - - 23: southern East Pacific Rise: 6.3 2.0 - - - - 25 Indonesia, West Java offshore, 80 km (50 mi) west-southwest of Pelabuhanratu: 5.6 37.2 IV
This earthquake is south of the source of a magnitude 8.2 earthquake that occurred in northern Peru on October 17, 1966, and north of a magnitude 8.4 earthquake that occurred in 2001 near Arequipa in southern Peru. The largest earthquake along the coast of Peru was a magnitude 9 that occurred in 1868 in Arica.
The 1970 Ancash earthquake (also known as the Great Peruvian earthquake) occurred on 31 May off the coast of Peru in the Pacific Ocean at 15:23:29 local time. Combined with a resultant landslide, it is the most catastrophic natural disaster in the history of Peru. Due to the large amounts of snow and ice included in the landslide that caused an ...
Coropuna is a dormant compound volcano located in the Andes mountains of southeast-central Peru. The upper reaches of Coropuna consist of several perennially snowbound conical summits, lending it the name Nevado Coropuna in Spanish. The complex extends over an area of 240 square kilometres (93 sq mi) and its highest summit reaches an altitude ...
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