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Historic Earthquake
2022 Peru Earthquake
26 May 2022 · Puno · Peru
On 26 May 2022 at 12:02 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Peru (Puno), at a depth of 236 km. It occurred on the Altiplano Plate, 202 km from its boundary with the South American Plate (continental collision). 2 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 26 May 2022
- Time
- 12:02 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Depth
- 236 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Homes Destroyed
- 2
- Homes Damaged
- 87
- Plate
- Altiplano Plate
- Country
- Peru
- Nearest Volcano
- Quimsachata-Oroscocha (144 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1963S · M 7.7
- 1960Arequipa, Chuquibamba · M 7.863 deaths
- 1958S · M 7.5
- 1952Peru · M 7.5
- 1951Peru · M 7.9
- 1950Peru · M 7.9
- 1922Caraveli · M 7.4
- 1914Arequipa · M 7.2
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth