Department
San Martín
Peru · South America
San Martín is a department of Peru, in South America. It lies on the South American Plate. Records include 3 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
- LandslideHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Extreme HeatMedium
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 19911990–91 Alto Mayo Earthquakes · M 6.753 deaths
- 1990Moyabamba-Riojo · M 6.5200 deaths
- 1972Juanjui · M 6.112 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002