Department
Huancavelica
Peru · South America
Huancavelica 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.
- Urban FloodHigh
- LandslideHigh
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- Water ScarcityLow
- River FloodVery Low
- Extreme HeatVery Low
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 1981Central · M 5.210 deaths
- 1907Huancavelica · M 7.6
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002