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Historic Earthquake
1963 Peru Earthquake
15 August 1963 · S · Peru
On 15 August 1963 at 17:25 UTC, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Peru (S), at a depth of 543 km. It occurred on the Altiplano Plate, 63 km from its boundary with the South American Plate (continental collision).
- Date
- 15 August 1963
- Time
- 17:25 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.7
- Depth
- 543 km
- Plate
- Altiplano 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