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Historic Earthquake
1943 Peru Earthquake
31 January 1943 · Yanacoa, Pampamarca · Peru
On 31 January 1943 at 05:01 UTC, a magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Peru (Yanacoa, Pampamarca). It occurred on the Altiplano Plate, 175 km from its boundary with the South American Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 75 people and injured 200.
- Date
- 31 January 1943
- Time
- 05:01 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.0
- Deaths
- 75
- Injuries
- 200
- Plate
- Altiplano Plate
- Country
- Peru
- Nearest Volcano
- Quimsachata-Oroscocha (17 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2022Puno · M 7.2
- 1963S · M 7.7
- 1960Arequipa, Chuquibamba · M 7.863 deaths
- 1958S · M 7.5
- 1952Peru · M 7.5
- 1951Peru · M 7.9
- 1950Peru · M 7.9
- 1922Caraveli · M 7.4
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth