Department
Loreto
Peru · South America
Loreto is a department of Peru, in South America. It lies on the South American Plate. Records include 6 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.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Extreme HeatMedium
- LandslideLow
- CycloneVery Low
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 20212021 Amazonas Earthquake · M 7.5
- 20192019 Peru Earthquake · M 8.02 deaths
- 20052005 Northern Peru Earthquake · M 7.55 deaths
- 1968San Martin, Moyobamba · M 6.815 deaths
- 1922Loreto · M 7.6
- 1921Loreto · M 7.6
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002