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2024 Peru Earthquake
28 June 2024 · Arequipa · Peru
On 28 June 2024 at 05:36 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Peru (Arequipa), at a depth of 28 km. It occurred on the Altiplano Plate, 107 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami. 21 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 28 June 2024
- Time
- 05:36 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Depth
- 28 km
- Injuries
- 42
- Homes Destroyed
- 21
- Homes Damaged
- 3,000
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Altiplano Plate
- Country
- Peru
- Nearest Volcano
- Cerro Auquihuato (157 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20012001 Southern Peru Earthquake · M 8.4103 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