What the records say
- When
- 20 Oct 1687
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 13.50° S, 76.50° W
- Deaths
- 5000
- Source quake magnitude
- 8.5
- Runups
- 11
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1687 Peru earthquake
Seismic event
The 1687 Peru earthquake occurred at 11:30 UTC on 20 October 1687. It had an estimated magnitude of 8.4–8.7 and caused severe damage to Lima, Callao and Ica. It triggered a tsunami and overall, about 5,000 people died.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page