Major Earthquake

Magnitude 7.1

ID: iscgem878016

Location

21 km SSE of Nazca, Peru

Country: Peru flag 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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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mw
Recorded On
January 15, 1960 at 9:30 AM
Last Updated
April 26, 2022 at 4:26 PM