Earthquake — Peru: Arequipa, Moquegua, Tacna, Ayacucho

Quand

23 juin 2001

Type

Séisme

Magnitude

8.4

Position

Peru

Coordonnées

16.27° S, 73.64° W

Deaths

103

Injuries

2713

Missing

138

Damage musd

200

Houses destroyed

25399

Intensity mmi

8

2001 severe earthquake centered in Arequipa Region, Peru

The 2001 southern Peru earthquake occurred at 20:33:15 UTC on June 23 with a moment magnitude of 8.4 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The quake affected the Peruvian regions of Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna. It was the most devastating earthquake in Peru since the catastrophic 1970 Ancash earthquake and globally the largest earthquake since the 1965 Rat Islands earthquake.

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