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Historic Earthquake
1960 Peru Earthquake
13 January 1960 · Arequipa, Chuquibamba · Peru
On 13 January 1960 at 15:40 UTC, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Peru (Arequipa, Chuquibamba), at a depth of 160 km. It occurred on the Altiplano Plate, 222 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 63 people and injured 200.
- Date
- 13 January 1960
- Time
- 15:40 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.8
- Depth
- 160 km
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 63
- Injuries
- 200
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Altiplano Plate
- Country
- Peru
- Nearest Volcano
- Coropuna (28 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2024Arequipa · M 7.2
- 2022Puno · M 7.2
- 2001Arequipa, Arica · M 7.61 deaths
- 20012001 Southern Peru Earthquake · M 8.4103 deaths
- 1922Caraveli · M 7.4
- 1922Peru · M 7.2
- 1914Arequipa · M 7.2
- 1913Caraveli, Chuquibamba · M 7.9
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth