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Historic Earthquake
1950 Peru Earthquake
21 May 1950 · Cusco · Peru
On 21 May 1950 at 18:37 UTC, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Peru (Cusco). It occurred on the Altiplano Plate, 121 km from its boundary with the South American Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 129 people and injured 265.
- Date
- 21 May 1950
- Time
- 18:37 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.0
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 129
- Injuries
- 265
- Plate
- Altiplano Plate
- Country
- Peru
- Nearest Volcano
- Quimsachata-Oroscocha (98 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 1952Peru · M 7.5
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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