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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] Seismic hazard map in Peru
The 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami caused major destruction in American Samoa, Samoa and Tonga mostly due to a 14 m (46 ft) high tsunami hitting the coasts of the three countries. At least 143 people killed, 310 others injured, five others missing, 405 homes destroyed, 161 others damaged and a total of $124 million worth of damages in Samoa ...
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; 2005 Northern Peru earthquake; 2007 Peru earthquake; 2014 Peru earthquake; 2016 Ecuador earthquake; 2018 Peru earthquake; 2019 Peru earthquake ...
LIMA, (Reuters) -A powerful earthquake of magnitude of 7.0 struck near the coast in southern Peru's Arequipa region on Friday, local officials said, adding no deaths had been reported. The Chief ...
The 2007 Peru earthquake, which measured 8.0 on the moment magnitude scale, [4] hit the central coast of Peru on August 15 at 23:40:57 UTC (18:40:57 local time) and lasted two minutes. [4] [5] The epicenter was located 150 km (93 mi) south-southeast of Lima at a depth of 39 km (24 mi). [4] At least 595 people died and over 2,290 people were ...
Earthquakes in 2001–2010 Strongest magnitude 9.1 M w, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami Deadliest 9.1 M w, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami 227,898 Total fatalities 792,667 Number by magnitude 9.0+ 1 8.0–8.9 12 7.0–7.9 141 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 ...
1655 - 13 November: 1655 Peru earthquake . [12] 1671 Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados (Lima) (church) built. [6] Rose of Lima canonized as a religious saint. [12] 1674 - Basilica and Convent of San Francisco completed. 1687 1687 Peru earthquake. Lima City Walls built. 1700 – Population: 37,234. [13]
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