Peru Earthquake
An earthquake measuring mw 80 struck peru and the surrounding areas on 26 may 2019 at 0241 local time.
Peru earthquake. 47 in mala lima peru. Thus earthquakes occur as thrust faulting on the interface between the two plates with the south american plate moving towards the sea over the nazca plate. Map shows past earthquakes and the epicenter of the may 26 2019 north central peru earthquake.
Recent earthquakes in peru complete list updated 15 nov 2020 2125 gmt 1 hour 11 minutes ago during the past 30 days peru was shaken by 3 quakes of magnitude 50 or above 46 quakes between 40 and 50 25 quakes between 30 and 40 and 2 quakes between 20 and 30. The south american plate is moving over the nazca plate at a rate of 77 mm per year. 63 in tocopilla antofagasta chile.
Earthquakes in peru are common occurrences as the country is located in a seismic zone. Two people died and a further 30 were injured. It was the strongest earthquake in 2019 by magnitude.
It had a maximum perceived intensity of viii on the modified mercalli intensity scale. 56 in palpa ica peru.