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Historic Earthquake
1958 Peru Earthquake
15 January 1958 · Arequipa · Peru
On 15 January 1958 at 19:14 UTC, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Peru (Arequipa), at a depth of 64 km. It occurred on the Altiplano Plate, 221 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 28 people and injured 133.
- Date
- 15 January 1958
- Time
- 19:14 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Depth
- 64 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 28
- Injuries
- 133
- Plate
- Altiplano Plate
- Country
- Peru
- Nearest Volcano
- Huambo (55 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2001Arequipa, Arica · M 7.61 deaths
- 20012001 Southern Peru Earthquake · M 8.4103 deaths
- 1960Arequipa, Chuquibamba · M 7.863 deaths
- 1922Caraveli · M 7.4
- 1922Peru · M 7.2
- 1914Arequipa · M 7.2
- 1913Caraveli, Chuquibamba · M 7.9
- 1906Off South Coast · M 7.9
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth