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Historic Earthquake
1907 Peru Earthquake
23 February 1907 · Peru
On 23 February 1907 at 20:17 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Peru, at a depth of 90 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 129 km from its boundary with the Altiplano Plate (continental rift).
- Date
- 23 February 1907
- Time
- 20:17 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 90 km
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Peru
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20182018 Peru Earthquake · M 7.12 deaths
- 20072007 Peru Earthquake · M 8.0596 deaths
- 19961996 Nazca Earthquake · M 7.714 deaths
- 19741974 Lima Earthquake · M 8.178 deaths
- 1960Lima, Nazca · M 7.1
- 1948Canete · M 7.04 deaths
- 1947Satipo, Andamarca · M 7.6233 deaths
- 19421942 Peru Earthquake · M 8.230 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth