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05/13/1784 | 1784 Peru Earthquake

Description

Events in the same region
Date Title Region Preferred Magnitude Quality*
1471 1471 Peru Earthquake Peru 8 C
1555 Nov 15th 1555 Lima Earthquake Peru 8.4 C
1582 Jan 22nd 1582 Peru Earthquake Peru 7.8 D
1584 Mar 17th 1584 Lima Earthquake Peru 8.4 C
1586 Jul 10th, 01:23 1586 Lima Earthquake Peru 8.6 C
1600 Feb 28th 1600 Peru Earthquake Peru 8.1 C
1609 Oct 20th, 01:53 1609 Peru Earthquake Peru 7.4 C
1619 Feb 14th, 17:23 1619 Peru Earthquake Peru 7.7 C
1687 Oct 20th, 11:23 1687 Peru Earthquake Peru 8.6 C
1746 Oct 29th, 04:23 1746 Lima Callao Earthquake Peru 9 B
1784 May 13th, 13:29 1784 Peru Earthquake Peru 8.4 C
References
  • GHEA (GHEC v1.0) -Albini P., Musson R.M.W., Rovida A., Locati M., Gomez Capera A.A., and Viganò D. (2014). The Global Earthquake History. Earthquake Spectra, May 2014, Vol.30, No.2, pp. 607-624. https://doi.org/10.1193/122013EQS297 - Link
  • Tavera et al. (2001) -Tavera H., Agüero C., Fernández E., Rodríguez S., 2001. Catálogo Sísmico del Perú 1471-1982, Versión Revisada y Actualizada. Instituto Geofísico del Perú, Centro Nacional de Datos Geofísicos - Link
Event Characteristics
Preferred Magnitude 8.40 (8.40-8.40)
Epicenter -16.500°N, -72.000°E
Depth 27 km
Tsunami no/unknown
Paleo-Event no
Quality of Evidence C
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Magnitude Range
Year Reference Magnitude
2001 Tavera et al. (2001) 8.4

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