Peru Earthquake 1746
2001 mw 84 arequipa earthquake.
Peru earthquake 1746. Almost 6000 casualties were recorded following the earthquake 86 to 88 and tsunami. A friday evening 1030 pm with a full moon. It was the deadliest earthquake in perus history prior to the 1970 earthquake.
The 1746 limacallao earthquake occurred at 2230 local time on 28 october with a moment magnitude of 8688 and a maximum mercalli intensity of xi extreme. Founded 1540 destroyed by earthquakes in 1604 1687 1784 and 1868. This magnitude 86 quake completely destroyed lima and everything else along the central peruvian coast.
The epicenter was located about 90 km north northwest of the capital lima which was almost completely destroyed and the subsequent tsunami devastated the port city of callao. On the 28th of october 1746 a massive earthquake the largest to strike central peru in recorded history ravaged lima by now a bustling city with 50000 citizens. The epicenter was located about 90 km 56 mi north northwest of the capital lima which was almost completely destroyed and the subsequent tsunami devastated the port city of callao.
On october 28 1746 the city of lima was shaken by one of the strongest earthquakes in its history. Even though registries or scientific measurements for earthquakes didnt exist in that time period by the descriptions that survived to the present day and the damage caused it is estimated that the earthquake had a magnitude of 9 mw. Founded 1535 destroyed by earthquakes in 1586 1687 and 1746.
Founded 1640 destroyed by tsunami in 1687 1746 and 1868. The magnitude of 1746 callao earthquake is estimated at mw90 a value obtained quantitatively by the forward process of trial and error through numerical modeling of tsunamis. An image of christ which had previously survived the 1687 quake also survived the 1746 disaster.
1746 the lima callao earthquake of october 28 1746 almost leveled lima while the subsequent tsunami all but obliterated the port city of callao. Heterogeneous initial deformation or slip distribution indicatesgreaterasperityfromcanetetothesouthtobar ranca to the north. It is october 27 1746.