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Historic Earthquake
1974 Lima Earthquake
3 October 1974 · Lima, Callao · Peru
On 3 October 1974 at 14:21 UTC, a magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Peru (Lima, Callao), at a depth of 13 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 104 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 78 people and injured 2,414. It is the 97th most powerful of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 3 October 1974
- Time
- 14:21 UTC
- Magnitude
- 8.1
- Depth
- 13 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 78
- Injuries
- 2,414
- Estimated Damage
- 10 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (0.9 m wave)
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Peru
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20072007 Peru Earthquake · M 8.0596 deaths
- 1967Off Coast · M 7.0
- 19661966 Peru Earthquake · M 8.1110 deaths
- 1963Huayllacayan, Cajacay · M 7.01 deaths
- 1948Canete · M 7.04 deaths
- 19401940 Lima and Callao Earthquake · M 8.2179 deaths
- 1937Huancabamba, Oxapampa · M 6.515 deaths
- 1907Peru · M 7.6
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth