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Historic Earthquake
1967 Peru Earthquake
3 September 1967 · Off Coast · Peru
On 3 September 1967 at 21:07 UTC, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Peru (Off Coast), at a depth of 40 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 23 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 3 September 1967
- Time
- 21:07 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Depth
- 40 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Peru
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19961996 Chimbote Earthquake · M 7.512 deaths
- 19741974 Lima Earthquake · M 8.178 deaths
- 19701970 Ancash Earthquake · M 7.966,794 deaths
- 19661966 Peru Earthquake · M 8.1110 deaths
- 1963Huayllacayan, Cajacay · M 7.01 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth