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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
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 ...
Northern Peru see 2021 Northern Peru earthquake-4.490 -76.846 12 7.5 M w (USGS) Centred 42km NNW of Barranca, Peru, at a depth of 112.5km. [38] December 14, 2021 03:20 Flores Sea see 2021 Flores earthquake-7.630 122.231 1 7.3 M w (USGS) Centred 112km north of Maumere, Indonesia, at a depth of 16.1km. [39] December 29, 2021 18:25
A pie chart comparing the seismic moment release of the three largest earthquakes for the hundred-year period from 1906 to 2005 with that for all earthquakes of magnitudes <6, 6 to 7, 7 to 8, and >8 for the same period. The 2011 Japan quake would be roughly similar to Sumatra.
3.9 0.8 IV It is the largest earthquake to hit the state since 2014. [332] On Hutchinson Island, the earthquake caused land to slump into the Savannah River, seriously damaging the parking garage of a dock situated above. [333] — — 19 [334] Japan, Ishikawa, 61 km (38 mi) north northeast of Nanao: 5.1 10.0 VI
The National Weather Service said that the tsunami warning that extended along 500 miles (800 km) of the California and Oregon coasts was called off about 90 minutes after the earthquake struck at ...
December 17: 2024 Port Vila earthquake: 5 7.2 0 Peru, Arequipa offshore VI (Strong) 24.0 June 28 - 6 7.1 0 Japan, Miyazaki offshore VIII (Severe) 24.0 August 8: 2024 Hyūga-nada earthquake: 6 7.1 0 Philippines, Soccsksargen offshore III (Weak) 639.5 July 11 - 8 7.0 3 China, Xinjiang: IX (Violent) 13.0 January 22: 2024 Uqturpan earthquake: 8 7.0 0
A tsunami warning was issued Thursday morning following a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck in Humboldt County, 7 miles west-southwest of Ferndale, Calif., the National Weather Service said in ...