What the records say
- When
- 24 Aug 1942
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 8.2
- Where
- Peru
- Coordinates
- 15.00° S, 76.00° W
- Deaths
- 30
- Injuries
- 25
- Intensity mmi
- 9
- Depth km
- 60
1942 Peru earthquake
The 1942 Peru earthquake occurred on August 24 at 17:50 local time and was located near the border of the departments of Ica and Arequipa, Peru. It had a magnitude of Mw 8.2 or Ms 8.4.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page