Peru Earthquake 1970 Death Toll
Approximately 70000 people died.
Peru earthquake 1970 death toll. The north peak of. Ancash earthquake of 1970 also called great peruvian earthquake earthquake that originated off the coast of peru on may 31 1970 and caused massive landslides. It is the most deadly avalanche or glacier related disaster in history and the third or fourth most deadly landslide related disaster of the 20th century after the haiyuan landslides the armero tragedy and by some estimates the khait landslide.
The 1970 huascaran debris avalanche occurred on may 31 1970 when a debris avalanche and mudflow triggered by the ancash earthquake destroyed the peruvian town of yungay and ten nearby villages leaving up to 18000 people dead. Due to the large amounts of snow and ice included in the landslide that caused an estimate of 66794 to 70000 casualties it is also considered to be the worlds deadliest avalanche. The 1970 ancash earthquake also known as the great peruvian earthquake occurred on 31 may off the coast of peru in the pacific ocean at 152329 local time.
May 31 2017 by armand vervaeck.