Arequipa Peru Earthquake 2001
2001 06 23 205452 utc at 2054.
Arequipa peru earthquake 2001. The districts of arequipa moquegua tacna and ayacucho sustained losses figures. The quake affected the peruvian regions of arequipa moquegua and tacna. 1082 km from camana 672 miles near coast of southern peru.
El terremoto de arequipa del 23 de junio de 2001. Camana arequipa peru. More homes collapsed leaving additional families homeless and new damage to infrastructure was incurred.
The quake damaged extensively southern peru particularly the arequipa moquegua tacna area. Earthquake jun 2001 status past disaster glide eq 2001 000294 per table of contents. 2001 06 23 205452 utc 54 magnitude 33 km depth.
June 23 2001 utc. Initial report on 23 june 2001 arequipa peru earthquake on june 23 2001 at 833pm utc 333 pm local time a mw83 usgs earthquake occurred near the coast of south central peru along the subduction zone between the nazca and south american tectonic plates. It occurred at the boundary between the nazca and south american tectonic plates in an area that has a history of very large earthquakes.
This earthquake was originated by a friction process between nazca and south american plates and affected an area of about 300km. In the afternoon of june 23 2001 a magnitude 84 earthquake struck the offshore area of peru immediately west of the city of arequipa. Region the most damaging earthquake ever recorded occurred.
Its epicenter was a little over one hundred miles offshore and because of its magnitude it was the largest earthquake worldwide for over thirty five years. The 2001 southern peru earthquake occurred at 203315 utc on june 23 with a moment magnitude of 84 and a maximum mercalli intensity of viii. Earthquake 9 july 2001 as the red cross intensified the operational phase of relief assistance to victims of the 23 june earthquake in southern peru three strong aftershocks occurred on 5 7 july.
According to the us geological survey on june 23 2001 at approximately 333 pm local time an earthquake with a magnitude of 84 on the richter scale occurred near the peruvian coastline some. In june 23rd 2001 another very strong earthquake mw8182 occurred and produced death and damages in the whole southern region of peru. June 23 2001 atico peru earthquake earthquake description an earthquake with a magnitude of 84 occurred near the coast of southern peru at 333 pm local time on june 23 2001.
A major earthquake with a richter magnitude of 81 occurred in peru at 2033 utc 433 pm edt 333 pm local time on saturday june 23 2001. It was the most devastating earthquake in peru since the catastrophic 1970 ancash earthquake and globally the largest earthquake since the 1965 rat islands earthquake.