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Historic Earthquake
1959 Peru Earthquake
7 February 1959 · Peru
On 7 February 1959 at 09:36 UTC, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Peru, at a depth of 19 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 57 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 7 February 1959
- Time
- 09:36 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.4
- Depth
- 19 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- South American 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