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Historic Earthquake
1963 Peru Earthquake
24 September 1963 · Huayllacayan, Cajacay · Peru
On 24 September 1963 at 16:30 UTC, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Peru (Huayllacayan, Cajacay), at a depth of 75 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 202 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 1 person.
- Date
- 24 September 1963
- Time
- 16:30 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Depth
- 75 km
- Deaths
- 1
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Peru
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Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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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