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Historic Earthquake
1990 Peru Earthquake
30 May 1990 · Moyabamba-Riojo · Peru
On 30 May 1990 at 02:34 UTC, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Peru (Moyabamba-Riojo), at a depth of 24 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 468 km from its boundary with the North Andes Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 200 people and injured 8,130.
- Date
- 30 May 1990
- Time
- 02:34 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.5
- Depth
- 24 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VI (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 200
- Injuries
- 8,130
- Estimated Damage
- 1 million US dollars
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Peru
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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