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Historic Earthquake
1942 Peru Earthquake
24 August 1942 · Ica, Nazca · Peru
On 24 August 1942 at 22:50 UTC, a magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck Peru (Ica, Nazca), at a depth of 60 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 50 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 30 people and injured 25. It is the 55th most powerful of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 24 August 1942
- Time
- 22:50 UTC
- Magnitude
- 8.2
- Depth
- 60 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 30
- Injuries
- 25
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (2.0 m wave)
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Peru
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2024Arequipa · M 7.2
- 20182018 Peru Earthquake · M 7.12 deaths
- 2013Arequipa · M 7.1
- 20072007 Peru Earthquake · M 8.0596 deaths
- 20012001 Southern Peru Earthquake · M 8.4103 deaths
- 19961996 Nazca Earthquake · M 7.714 deaths
- 1960Lima, Nazca · M 7.1
- 1907Peru · M 7.6
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth