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Historic Earthquake
1966 Peru Earthquake
17 October 1966 · Lima, Huacho · Peru
On 17 October 1966 at 21:41 UTC, a magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Peru (Lima, Huacho), at a depth of 38 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 124 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 110 people and injured 3,000. It is the 94th most powerful of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 17 October 1966
- Time
- 21:41 UTC
- Magnitude
- 8.1
- Depth
- 38 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 110
- Injuries
- 3,000
- Estimated Damage
- 35 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (3.0 m wave)
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Peru
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 19741974 Lima Earthquake · M 8.178 deaths
- 19701970 Ancash Earthquake · M 7.966,794 deaths
- 1967Off Coast · M 7.0
- 1963Huayllacayan, Cajacay · M 7.01 deaths
- 19461946 Ancash Earthquake · M 7.3800 deaths
- 19401940 Lima and Callao Earthquake · M 8.2179 deaths
- 1937Huancabamba, Oxapampa · M 6.515 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth