Department
Puno
Peru · South America
Puno is a department of Peru, in South America. It lies on the Altiplano Plate. Records include 8 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
- LandslideHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- Water ScarcityHigh
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 2022Puno · M 7.2
- 2019Arequipa · M 7.01 deaths
- 1963S · M 7.7
- 1958S · M 7.5
- 1952Puno · M 7.5
- 1951Puno · M 7.9
- 1950Puno · M 7.9
- 1928Puno · M 6.710 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002