Tsunami — S. Peru

When

15 Aug 2007

Kind

Tsunami

Coordinates

13.39° S, 76.60° W

Deaths

596

Injuries

1292

Damage musd

600

Houses destroyed

93708

Max water height m

10.05

Source quake magnitude

8

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Extreme earthquake and tsunami off the coast of Peru

The 2007 Peru earthquake, which measured 8.0 on the moment magnitude scale, hit the central coast of Peru on August 15 at 23:40:57 UTC and lasted two minutes. The epicenter was located 150 km (93 mi) south-southeast of Lima at a depth of 39 km (24 mi). At least 595 people died and over 2,290 people were injured.

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