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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).
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 Peru–Chile Trench, also known as the Atacama Trench, is an oceanic trench in the eastern Pacific Ocean, about 160 kilometres (99 mi) off the coast of Peru and Chile. [1] It reaches a maximum depth of 8,065 m (26,460 ft) below sea level in Richards Deep ( 23°10′45″S 71°18′41″W) and is approximately 5,900 km (3,666 mi) long; its ...
1953 Tumbes earthquake. 1970 Ancash earthquake. 1970 Peru–Ecuador earthquake. 1974 Lima earthquake. 1987 Santiago de Chuco earthquake. 1990–91 Alto Mayo earthquakes. 1996 Chimbote earthquake. 1996 Nazca earthquake. 2001 southern Peru earthquake.
141. 6.0–6.9. 1,454. 5.0–5.9. 16,500. 2011–2020 →. The following is a list of significant earthquakes for the period 2001–2010, listing earthquakes of magnitude 7 and above, or which caused fatalities. Deaths due to earthquake-caused tsunamis are included. In terms of fatalities, the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was the most ...
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 ...