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Historic Earthquake
1914 Peru Earthquake
2 December 1914 · Pararca, Paysa · Peru
On 2 December 1914 at 23:55 UTC, an earthquake struck Peru (Pararca, Paysa). It occurred on the Altiplano Plate, 198 km from its boundary with the South American Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 34 people.
- Date
- 2 December 1914
- Time
- 23:55 UTC
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 34
- Plate
- Altiplano Plate
- Country
- Peru
- Nearest Volcano
- Cerro Auquihuato (14 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 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
- 1913Caraveli, Chuquibamba · M 7.9
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth