Major Earthquake
Magnitude 7.1
ID: iscgem878016
Location
21 km SSE of Nazca, Peru
Country:
Peru
Date & Time
Jan 15, 1960
9:30 AM Z
Depth
65.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-15.0080, -74.8670
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Major Earthquakes
May cause a lot of damage in very populated areas
Location Map
21 km SSE of Nazca, Peru
Coordinates: -15.0080°, -74.8670° • Depth: 65.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mw
- Recorded On
- January 15, 1960 at 9:30 AM
- Last Updated
- April 26, 2022 at 4:26 PM
- Timeline
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