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Historic Earthquake
2015 Peru Earthquake
24 November 2015 · Peru
On 24 November 2015 at 22:50 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Peru, at a depth of 621 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 277 km from its boundary with the Altiplano Plate (continental collision).
- Date
- 24 November 2015
- Time
- 22:50 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 621 km
- Maximum Intensity
- V (Mercalli)
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Peru
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2015Peru · M 7.6
- 1963Acre · M 7.6
- 1961Peru · M 7.5
- 1939Pomacanchi37 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth