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Historic Earthquake
2001 Southern Peru Earthquake
23 June 2001 · Arequipa, Moquegua · Peru
On 23 June 2001 at 20:33 UTC, a magnitude 8.4 earthquake struck Peru (Arequipa, Moquegua), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Altiplano Plate, 120 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 103 people (including tsunami victims) and injured 2,713. 25,399 homes were destroyed. It is the 23rd most powerful of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 23 June 2001
- Time
- 20:33 UTC
- Magnitude
- 8.4
- Depth
- 33 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 103
- Injuries
- 2,713
- Homes Destroyed
- 25,399
- Estimated Damage
- 200 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (8.8 m wave)
- Plate
- Altiplano Plate
- Country
- Peru
- Nearest Volcano
- Coropuna (135 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2001Arequipa, Arica · M 7.61 deaths
- 19961996 Nazca Earthquake · M 7.714 deaths
- 1960Arequipa, Chuquibamba · M 7.863 deaths
- 19421942 Peru Earthquake · M 8.230 deaths
- 1922Caraveli · M 7.4
- 1922Peru · M 7.2
- 1914Arequipa · M 7.2
- 1913Caraveli, Chuquibamba · M 7.9
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth