Department
Cajamarca
Peru · South America
Cajamarca is a department of Peru, in South America. It lies on the South American Plate. Records include 2 major earthquakes since 1900.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- LandslideHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Urban FloodMedium
- EarthquakeMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- River FloodLow
- Water ScarcityLow
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 19281928 Chachapoyas Earthquake · M 7.329 deaths
- 1928Cajamarca · M 7.0
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002