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Historic Earthquake
1913 Peru Earthquake
6 August 1913 · Caraveli, Chuquibamba · Peru
On 6 August 1913 at 22:14 UTC, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Peru (Caraveli, Chuquibamba), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Altiplano Plate, 42 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 6 August 1913
- Time
- 22:14 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.9
- Depth
- 33 km
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Altiplano Plate
- Country
- Peru
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2024Arequipa · M 7.2
- 2001Arequipa, Arica · M 7.61 deaths
- 20012001 Southern Peru Earthquake · M 8.4103 deaths
- 19961996 Nazca Earthquake · M 7.714 deaths
- 1960Arequipa, Chuquibamba · M 7.863 deaths
- 1922Caraveli · M 7.4
- 1922Peru · M 7.2
- 1914Arequipa · M 7.2
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth