World Map › Major Earthquakes Since 1900 › 1914
Historic Earthquake
1914 Peru Earthquake
26 February 1914 · Arequipa · Peru
On 26 February 1914 at 04:58 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Peru (Arequipa), at a depth of 130 km. It occurred on the Altiplano Plate, 160 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 26 February 1914
- Time
- 04:58 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Depth
- 130 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Altiplano Plate
- Country
- Peru
- Nearest Volcano
- El Misti (100 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2022Puno · M 7.2
- 2001Arequipa, Arica · M 7.61 deaths
- 20012001 Southern Peru Earthquake · M 8.4103 deaths
- 1960Arequipa, Chuquibamba · M 7.863 deaths
- 1922Caraveli · M 7.4
- 1922Peru · M 7.2
- 1913Caraveli, Chuquibamba · M 7.9
- 1906Off South Coast · M 7.9
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth