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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.
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake was reported off the coast of Northern California on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. ... shows the location of a 7.0-magnitude earthquake ...
What California earthquake felt like on the ground in San Francisco. Thursday 5 December 2024 19:49, ... In June, a 7.2 impacted Peru. The earlier months were relatively quiet, other than a 7.4 in ...
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake shook the southern coast of Peru early Friday. The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake occurred at 12:36 a.m. (0536 GMT). The epicenter was located in the Pacific ...
An earthquake measuring M w 8.0 struck Peru and the surrounding areas on 26 May 2019 at 02:41 local time. It had a maximum perceived intensity of VII (Very strong) on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale in the towns of Yurimaguas and Lagunas. [2] Two people died and a further 30 were injured. It was the strongest earthquake in 2019 by ...
1947 Satipo earthquake; 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; 2005 Northern Peru earthquake; 2007 Peru earthquake; 2014 Peru ...
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 ...
Date Time‡ Location Fatalities Mag. Effects/notes More information 23 June 2001 15:33 (local time) Department of Arequipa, Peru: 145 8.4 M w [51] 2001 southern Peru earthquake: 26 September 2003 04:50 (local time) Hokkaido, Japan: 0 8.3 M w [52] Two missing, more than 840 injured. 2003 Tokachi earthquake: 26 December 2004 07:58 (local time)