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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.
May 12, 2022 21:55 Near the coast of central Peru see 2022 Chilca earthquake-12.360 -76.890 2 5.4 M w (USGS) Centered 11km WNW of San Bartolo, Peru, at a depth of 55.9km. [54] May 24, 2022 07:11 Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan 36.118 70.293 2 4.9 M b (USGS) Centered 63km SE of Farkhār, Afghanistan, at a depth of 106.2km. [55] May 26, 2022 12:02 ...
A strong magnitude 7.1 earthquake in China's Tibet region near the Nepal border has left at least 95 people dead and 130 injured, according to a report from Reuters citing Chinese state media.
2019 Peru earthquake Peru: May 26: 10 2020: 7.8: 0: July 2020 Alaska Peninsula earthquake United States: July 22: 9 2021: 8.2: 0: 2021 Chignik earthquake United States: July 29: 19 2022: 7.6: 2: 2022 Michoacán earthquake Mexico: September 19: 11 21: 2022 Papua New Guinea earthquake Papua New Guinea: September 10: 2023: 7.8: 62,013 2023 Turkey ...
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A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 has rocked the coast of southern Japan, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter of the earthquake is just a dozen miles off ...
The earthquake occurred at a relatively shallow depth, only 20 kilometres (12 mi) below the surface, which would have amplified the shaking effect. [7] Earthquakes of this size according to the U.S. Geological Survey are 40 km × 20 km (25 mi × 12 mi) in rupture size. [1] The earthquake occurred at the southern extent of the Guerrero Gap.
More than 120 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake struck a remote region of Tibet on Tuesday morning, with tremors felt across the Himalayas in neighboring Nepal, Bhutan and parts ...