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Historic Earthquake
1961 Peru Earthquake
31 August 1961 · Peru
On 31 August 1961 at 01:57 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Peru, at a depth of 629 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 243 km from its boundary with the Altiplano Plate (continental collision).
- Date
- 31 August 1961
- Time
- 01:57 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 629 km
- 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