Department
Ica
Peru · South America
Ica is a department of Peru, in South America. It spans the South American and Altiplano plates. Records include 2 major earthquakes since 1900 and 4 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.
- Coastal FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Extreme HeatMedium
- Urban FloodLow
- Water ScarcityLow
- River FloodVery Low
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 1960Lima, Nazca · M 7.1
- 1950Ica, Chimbote · M 7.04 deaths
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2007South Peru, Peru · 10.1 m596 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
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002