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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 ...
The 1970 Huascarán Debris Avalanche occurred on May 31, 1970, when a debris avalanche and mudflow triggered by the Ancash earthquake destroyed the Peruvian town of Yungay and ten nearby villages, leaving up to 30,000 people dead. [1] It is the deadliest avalanche or glacier-related disaster in history, [2][3]: 16 surpassing the death toll from ...
Photograph taken after the 1970 avalanche showing the buried towns of Yungay and Ranrahirca Main article: 1970 Huascarán debris avalanche On 31 May 1970, the Ancash earthquake caused a substantial part of the north side of the mountain to collapse in an avalanche with an estimated 80 million cubic metres (2.8 billion cubic feet) of ice, mud ...
Yungay, currently known as Yungay Viejo (Spanish for "Old Yungay") and founded in 1540 as Santo Domingo de Yungay, was a town in Peru that served as the seat of the province of the same name in the Department of Ancash. Located 2,400 m.a.s.l., [4] it was destroyed by a landslide that originated at the nearby Huascarán mountain due to the 1970 ...
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 ...
The 1962 Ranrahirca Landslide was deadly landslide that affected the Ranrahirca District, alongside the river Santa, near Huascarán, the highest mountain in Peru. It was hit by massive avalanches of snow, rocks and mud, originating on the slopes of Huascarán and triggered by earthquakes on 10 January 1962 and on 31 May 1970.
The 1970 Peru–Ecuador earthquake occurred on December 9 at 23:34 local time. The epicenter was located in northwestern Peru, between Piura and Tumbes, near the Peru–Ecuador border. This earthquake had a magnitude of M w 7.1, or M s 7.1. About 81 people were reported dead in Peru and in Ecuador together. Liquefaction was observed.
Guitarrero caves near Yungay (Peru). First agriculture evidence of Peru 10,000 years ago (maps and photographs) Earthquake of 31 May 1970 (in Spanish) Earthquake 31 May 1970 (chimboteonline) (in Spanish) Earthquake 31 May 1970 (yungayperu.com, with details and photos of the catastrophe)