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Historic Earthquake
1969 Peru Earthquake
1 October 1969 · Huaytapallana, Lampa · Peru
On 1 October 1969 at 05:05 UTC, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Peru (Huaytapallana, Lampa), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 206 km from its boundary with the Altiplano Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 130 people.
- Date
- 1 October 1969
- Time
- 05:05 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.6
- Depth
- 10 km
- Maximum Intensity
- XI (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 130
- Estimated Damage
- 5 million US dollars
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Peru
Nearby Major Earthquakes
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