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Historic Earthquake
1951 Peru Earthquake
16 May 1951 · Peru
On 16 May 1951 at 13:23 UTC, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Peru, at a depth of 250 km. It occurred on the Altiplano Plate, 191 km from its boundary with the South American Plate (continental collision).
- Date
- 16 May 1951
- Time
- 13:23 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.9
- Depth
- 250 km
- Plate
- Altiplano Plate
- Country
- Peru
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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