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Historic Earthquake
1922 Peru Earthquake
6 January 1922 · Peru
On 6 January 1922 at 14:11 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Peru, at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Altiplano Plate, 141 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 6 January 1922
- Time
- 14:11 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Depth
- 33 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Altiplano Plate
- Country
- Peru
- Nearest Volcano
- Coropuna (115 km)
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
- 1960Arequipa, Chuquibamba · M 7.863 deaths
- 1922Caraveli · M 7.4
- 1914Arequipa · 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