Peru Earthquake 2007
Local time an 80 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of peru 45 kilometers 25 miles west northwest of chincha alta and 150 kilometers 95 miles south southeast of lima according to the us.
Peru earthquake 2007. The august 15 2007 m 80 earthquake near the coast of central peru occurred as the result of shallow thrust faulting about 100 km east of the peru chile trench and on the subduction zone interface between the nazca and south america plates. There were four 80 or higher earthquakes in 2007 which is the most ever recorded for. Significant earthquakes 2007.
2007 on august 15 an 80 magnitude earthquake struck the coast of central peru. 16 a powerful earthquake shook peru wednesday night killing at least 437 people civil defense authorities said today. 20 earthquakes in the past 30 days.
The earthquake caused several landslides and closed roads. 16 2007 lima peru aug. 80 near the coast of central peru.
The 2007 peru earthquake was the deadliest with 519 fatalities. The peruvian government stated that 519 people were killed by the quake. The earthquake was felt throughout much of the country but pisco chincha and ica suffered the most extensive damage.
A great earthquake with moment magnitude of 81 occurred in peru at on august 15 2007. On august 15 2007 at 640 pm. 64 near the coast of central peru.
2007 08 16 051656 utc 234 km. At the location of the earthquake the two plates converge at a velocity of about 77 mmyr with the south american plate moving up and seaward over the nazca plate. Another 1350 were injured according to.
Enter a year from 1900 to 2020 search. The september 2007 sumatra earthquake was the largest in 2007 with an 85 on the moment magnitude scalethe 2007 solomon islands earthquake caused a significant tsunami that killed 52 people. M15 or greater 3 earthquakes in the past 24 hours 4 earthquakes in the past 7 days.
As of august 16 according to cnn the quake had left at least 337 people dead and 1350 people injured. In total the earthquake left 519 people dead and 1366 wounded with more than 58000 homes destroyed. The 2007 peru earthquake which measured 80 on the moment magnitude scale hit the central coast of peru on august 15 at 234057 utc and lasted two minutes.
The quake damaged extensively the centralsouthern peru region and was particularly destructive at the peruvian cities of ica and pisco south of lima. Usgs earthquake hazards program responsible for monitoring reporting and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards. The epicenter was located 150 km south southeast of lima at a depth of 39 km.
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