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1974 Lima earthquake

1974 earthquake in Peru

Field	Value
title	1974 Lima earthquake
timestamp	1974-10-03 14:21:31
image	Terremoto-lima-1974-imagen-para-commons.png
caption	House damage in Lima
isc-event	736021
anss-url	iscgem736021
local-date
local-time	09:21:31
map2	{{Location map	Peru
AlternativeMap	Peru physical map.svg
lat	-12.25
long	-77.52
mark	Bullseye1.png
marksize	40
position	top
width	250
float	right
relief	yes }}
magnitude	8.1
depth	36 km
location
countries affected	Peru
intensity
casualties	78 killed, 2,400 injured

| isc-event = 736021 | anss-url = iscgem736021 | local-date = | local-time = 09:21:31

The 1974 Lima earthquake occurred on October 3 at 14:21 UTC (09:21 local time). It was located at about 80 km southwest of Lima, Peru. The magnitude of the earthquake was put at 8.1 , or 7.8. The earthquake caused 78 deaths and left 2,400 injured.

Background

The intensity around Lima was generally about MM V to VII, but the maximum reached IX. Two buildings of reinforced concrete collapsed in La Molina, where the intensity was MM VIII to IX. A four-story reinforced concrete building in Callao collapsed.

The largest aftershock occurred on November 9, 1974, at 12:59 UTC (07:59 local time) with a magnitude of 7.1, or 7.1. The November 9 aftershock was located at about 25 km south of the main shock.

References

"Peru: 1974 October 03 14:21:29 UTC: Magnitude 8.1". United States Geological Survey.
"Instituto Nacional de Defensa Civil – INDECI". Instituto Nacional de Defensa Civil.
(April 2008). "Terremotos en el litoral central del Perú: ¿podría ser Lima el escenario de un futuro desastre?". Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica.
(June 1, 1995). "The 1974 Peru earthquake series". Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America.
(2002). "International Handbook of Earthquake & Engineering Seismology". [[Academic Press]].

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