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| UTC time | 1974-10-03 14:21:31 |
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| ISC event | 736021 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | October 3, 1974 (1974-10-03) |
| Local time | 09:21:31 |
| Magnitude | Mw 8.1 |
| Depth | 36 km (22 mi) |
| Epicenter | 12°15′S 77°31′W / 12.25°S 77.52°W / -12.25; -77.52 |
| Areas affected | Peru |
| Max. intensity | MMI IX (Violent) |
| Casualties | 78 killed, 2,400 injured |
The 1974 Lima earthquake occurred on October 3 at 14:21 UTC (09:21 local time). It was located at about 80 kilometres (50 mi) southwest of Lima, Peru. The magnitude of the earthquake was put at 8.1 Mw, or Ms 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 Mw 7.1, or Ms 7.1. The November 9 aftershock was located at about 25 km south of the main shock.
See also
References
- ^ 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. 683. ISBN 978-0124406520.
- ^ "Peru: 1974 October 03 14:21:29 UTC: Magnitude 8.1". Historic Earthquakes. United States Geological Survey.
- "Instituto Nacional de Defensa Civil – INDECI". Instituto Nacional de Defensa Civil. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017.
- ^ Langer, C. J.; Spence, William (June 1, 1995). "The 1974 Peru earthquake series". Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 85 (3): 665–687.
- Morales-Soto, Nelson; Zavala, Carlos (April 2008). "Terremotos en el litoral central del Perú: ¿podría ser Lima el escenario de un futuro desastre?" [Earthquakes in the central coast of Peru: could it be Lima the scene of a future disaster?]. Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica (in Spanish). 25 (2): 217–224.
External links
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
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