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1942 Peru earthquake

UTC time	1942-08-24 22:50:31
ISC event	900444
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	August 24, 1942 (1942-08-24)
Local time	17:50
Magnitude	Mw 8.2
Depth	35 km (22 mi)
Epicenter	14°59′S 74°55′W / 14.98°S 74.92°W / -14.98; -74.92
Type	Megathrust
Areas affected	Peru
Max. intensity	MMI IX (Violent)
Casualties	30

The 1942 Peru earthquake occurred on August 24 at 17:50 local time and was located near the border of the departments of Ica and Arequipa, Peru. It had a magnitude of M_w 8.2 or M_s 8.4.

Earthquake

This is a megathrust earthquake which ruptured part of the boundary between the Nazca plate and the South American plate. In this area, the Nazca plate is subducting beneath the South America Plate with a convergence vector of about 7.6 cm/yr. Much of the rupture zone of the 1942 earthquake overlapped with that of the 1996 Nazca earthquake. The rupture zone of the 1942 earthquake was about 40 km longer than that of the 1996 earthquake. The epicenter of the 1942 earthquake was very close to, but slightly southeast of, that of the 1996 earthquake. The energy released by the 1942 earthquake was about 2.5×10 Nm.

Damage

The earthquake caused 30 deaths and 25 injuries. Building damage was noteworthy in the epicentral area. About 30% of the buildings in the city of Nazca were ruined. There were slides in the hills. The intensity reached IX (Violent).

Tsunami

This earthquake triggered a tsunami. In Callao, the amplitude of the oscillations of the tsunami was 1.6 m. In Lomas, the sea receded more than 200 m, and then it flooded the settlement with injuries reported.

See also

• List of earthquakes in 1942
• List of earthquakes in Peru

References

1. ^ Engdahl, E. R.; Vallaseñor, A. (2002). "Global seismicity: 1900–1999" (PDF). International Handbook of Earthquake & Engineering Seismology. Part A, Volume 81A (First ed.). Academic Press. p. 678. ISBN 978-0124406520.
2. ^ "Historic Earthquakes – Off the coast of central Peru, 1942 August 24 22:50 UTC, Magnitude 8.2". United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2016-11-10. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
3. Ruff, L. J (1989), "Do trench sediments affect great earthquake occurrence in subduction zones?" (PDF), Pure and Applied Geophysics, 129 (1–2): 263, Bibcode:1989PApGe.129..263R, doi:10.1007/BF00874629, hdl:2027.42/43133, S2CID 21037770
4. ^ Bernal, Isabel; Tavera, Hernando (December 2002). "Geodinamica, Sismicidad y Energia Sismica en Peru" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
5. Chlieh, M.; Perfettini, H.; Tavera, H.; Avouac, J.-P.; Remy, D.; Nocquet, J.-M.; Rolandone, F.; Bondoux, F.; Gabalda, G.; Bonvalot, S. (2011), "Interseismic coupling and seismic potential along the Central Andes subduction zone" (PDF), Journal of Geophysical Research, 116 (B12): B12405, Bibcode:2011JGRB..11612405C, doi:10.1029/2010JB008166, S2CID 7228440
6. Giovanni, Melissa K.; Beck, Susan L.; Wagner, Lara (November 2002). "The June 23, 2001 Peru earthquake and the southern Peru subduction zone" (PDF). Geophysical Research Letters. 29 (21): 2018. Bibcode:2002GeoRL..29.2018G. doi:10.1029/2002GL015774. S2CID 28025654.
7. ftp://white-dome.gps.caltech.edu/pub/avouac/Ge277-2007-fall/Spence_PAG1999.pdf
8. Swenson, J. L; Beck, S. L (1999), "Source Characteristics of the 12 November 1996 M w 7.7 Peru Subduction Zone Earthquake", Pure and Applied Geophysics, 154 (3–4): 731, Bibcode:1999PApGe.154..731S, doi:10.1007/s000240050250, S2CID 129234002
9. National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
10. http://desastres.unanleon.edu.ni/pdf2/2005/enero/parte1/pdf/spa/doc9644/doc9644-b5.pdf

External links

• The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.

• 1942 earthquakes
• Megathrust earthquakes in Peru
• 1940s tsunamis
• 1942 in Peru
• 1942 disasters in Peru