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Historic Earthquake
1928 Chachapoyas Earthquake
14 May 1928 · Chacahpoyas, Huancabamba · Peru
On 14 May 1928 at 22:14 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Peru (Chacahpoyas, Huancabamba). It occurred on the South American Plate, 331 km from its boundary with the North Andes Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 29 people.
- Date
- 14 May 1928
- Time
- 22:14 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 29
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Peru
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 1960November 1960 Peru Earthquake · M 6.766 deaths
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- 1912Huancabamba, Cajamarca · M 7.0
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth