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Historic Earthquake
1996 Chimbote Earthquake
21 February 1996 · Northern, Chimbote · Peru
On 21 February 1996 at 12:51 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Peru (Northern, Chimbote), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 93 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 12 people and injured 57. 15 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 21 February 1996
- Time
- 12:51 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 10 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IV (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 12
- Injuries
- 57
- Homes Destroyed
- 15
- Homes Damaged
- 22
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (5.0 m wave)
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Peru
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19701970 Ancash Earthquake · M 7.966,794 deaths
- 1967Off Coast · M 7.0
- 19661966 Peru Earthquake · M 8.1110 deaths
- 1963Huayllacayan, Cajacay · M 7.01 deaths
- 19461946 Ancash Earthquake · M 7.3800 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth