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Historic Earthquake
2001 Peru Earthquake
7 July 2001 · Arequipa, Arica · Peru
On 7 July 2001 at 09:38 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Peru (Arequipa, Arica), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Altiplano Plate, 105 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 1 person and injured 30. 200 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 7 July 2001
- Time
- 09:38 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 33 km
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 30
- Homes Destroyed
- 200
- Plate
- Altiplano Plate
- Country
- Peru
- Nearest Volcano
- El Misti (156 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20142014 Iquique Earthquake · M 8.27 deaths
- 20012001 Southern Peru Earthquake · M 8.4103 deaths
- 1960Arequipa, Chuquibamba · M 7.863 deaths
- 1933Chile · M 7.6
- 1922Caraveli · M 7.4
- 1913Caraveli, Chuquibamba · M 7.9
- 1911Northern · M 7.3
- 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