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1996 Nazca earthquake

Earthquake in Peru

Field	Value
title	1996 Nazca earthquake
timestamp	1996-11-12 16:59:45
isc-event	996809
anss-url	iscgem996809
local-date
local-time	11:59:45 PET
map2	{{Location map	Peru
AlternativeMap	Peru physical map.svg
relief	yes
lat	-14.993
long	-75.675
mark	Bullseye1.png
marksize	40
position	top
width	250
float	right
caption	}}
magnitude	7.7
depth	33 km
location
countries affected	Peru
intensity
casualties	14 fatalities

| isc-event = 996809 | anss-url = iscgem996809 | local-date = | local-time = 11:59:45 PET

The 1996 Nazca earthquake occurred on November 12 at 16:59 UTC (11:59 local time). The earthquake was located offshore near Nazca, Peru. It has a magnitude of 7.7. Fourteen people were reported dead. Four-thousand houses collapsed and 11,000 were partially damaged. Nazca and Acarí were the most affected cities. Liquefaction was observed in the bed of the Yauca River. The intensity was VIII (Severe) in Nazca. A tsunami was triggered by this earthquake. The recorded peak-to-trough heights of the tsunami were 25 cm in Callao, Peru and 35 cm in Arica, Chile.

In this area, the Nazca plate is subducting beneath the South American plate. This earthquake occurred at the plate interface and is associated with the subduction of the 1.5 km high Nazca Ridge beneath the South American plate. This was a complex event, and there were at least two larger events occurring between 18 and 30 seconds after the onset. This earthquake may have ruptured part of the rupture zone of the earthquake of August 24, 1942.

References

"Terremoto de Nasca, 12 de Noviembre de 1996, Perú".
(13 November 1996). "Powerful Earthquake in Peru Kills at Least 15". The New York Times.
"UNAVCO Highlights | UNAVCO".
"Significant Earthquakes of the World".
(1999). "Source Characteristics of the 12 November 1996 M w 7.7 Peru Subduction Zone Earthquake". Pure and Applied Geophysics.

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