Tsunami — Central Peru

When

17 Oct 1966

Kind

Tsunami

Coordinates

10.75° S, 78.64° W

Deaths

110

Injuries

3000

Damage musd

35

Max water height m

3

Source quake magnitude

8.1

Runups

60

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

The 1966 Peru earthquake occurred on October 17 at 16:42 local time. It had a magnitude of Mw 8.1. The epicenter was located offcoast near Huacho. About 100 people were reported dead. Most of the damage was recorded in low buildings. Cracks were reported in higher buildings. The maximum Mercalli intensity (MMI) was MMI IX in San Nicolás, MMI VIII in Huacho, and MMI VII in Callao.

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