Tsunami — S. Peru

When

24 Aug 1942

Kind

Tsunami

Coordinates

15.00° S, 76.00° W

Deaths

30

Injuries

25

Max water height m

2

Source quake magnitude

8.2

Runups

3

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

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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