What the records say
- When
- 24 Nov 1604
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 8.5
- Where
- Peru
- Coordinates
- 17.88° S, 70.94° W
- Deaths
- 174
- Intensity mmi
- 11
- Depth km
- 30
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1604 Arica earthquake
Southern Peru Earthquake and Pacific Ocean Tsunami
The 1604 Arica earthquake is an earthquake that occurred at 1:30 pm on November 24, 1604, offshore Arica, Chile. The estimated magnitude range is Ms 8.0–8.5 and up to Mw 8.7–9.0 and Mt 8.8–9.0. It had a destructive tsunami that destroyed most of Southern Peru, including Arica and Arequipa. 1,200–2,800 km (750–1,740 mi) of coastline was affected by the tsunami.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page