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Historic Earthquake
1928 Peru Earthquake
9 April 1928 · Peru
On 9 April 1928 at 17:34 UTC, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Peru, at a depth of 30 km. It occurred on the Altiplano Plate, 99 km from its boundary with the South American Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 10 people.
- Date
- 9 April 1928
- Time
- 17:34 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.7
- Depth
- 30 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 10
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Altiplano Plate
- Country
- Peru
- Nearest Volcano
- Quimsachata-Oroscocha (125 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 1951Peru · M 7.9
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth