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Historic Earthquake
1979 Peru Earthquake
16 February 1979 · Arequipa · Peru
On 16 February 1979 at 10:08 UTC, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Peru (Arequipa), at a depth of 53 km. It occurred on the Altiplano Plate, 176 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 18 people.
- Date
- 16 February 1979
- Time
- 10:08 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.9
- Depth
- 53 km
- Deaths
- 18
- Plate
- Altiplano Plate
- Country
- Peru
- Nearest Volcano
- Huambo (92 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2001Arequipa, Arica · M 7.61 deaths
- 20012001 Southern Peru Earthquake · M 8.4103 deaths
- 1960Arequipa, Chuquibamba · M 7.863 deaths
- 1922Caraveli · M 7.4
- 1922Peru · M 7.2
- 1914Arequipa · M 7.2
- 1913Caraveli, Chuquibamba · M 7.9
- 1906Off South Coast · M 7.9
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth