Department
Arequipa
Peru · South America
Arequipa is a department of Peru, in South America. It lies on the Altiplano Plate. Records include 5 volcanoes, 7 major earthquakes since 1900 and 11 tsunamis observed on its coasts.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Extreme HeatMedium
- River FloodVery Low
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Volcanoes (5)
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 1991Maca, Chivay · M 4.792 deaths
- 1979Arequipa · M 6.918 deaths
- 1960Arequipa, Chuquibamba · M 7.863 deaths
- 1958Arequipa · M 7.028 deaths
- 1922Caraveli · M 7.4
- 1922Arequipa · M 7.2
- 1914Arequipa · M 7.2
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2022Tonga Islands, Tonga · 22.0 m6 deaths
- 2014Northern Chile, Chile · 4.6 m7 deaths
- 2006South Kuril Islands, Russia · 21.9 m
- 2001South Peru, Peru · 8.8 m103 deaths
- 1975Hawaii, United States of America · 14.3 m2 deaths
- 1966Central Peru, Peru · 3.0 m110 deaths
- 1966Northern Chile, Chile · 0.4 m3 deaths
- 1964Prince William Sound, Ak, United States of America · 51.8 m139 deaths
- 1960North Peru, Peru · 9.0 m66 deaths
- 1957Andreanof Islands, Ak, United States of America · 32.0 m2 deaths
- 1942South Peru, Peru · 2.0 m30 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002