2007 Peru earthquake
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Earthquake in Peru in August 2007
Key facts
- Utc time
- 2007-08-15 23:40:57
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- Local date
- August 15, 2007 ( 2007-08-15 )
- Local time
- 18:40:57
- Duration
- 2 minutes
- Magnitude
- 8.0 Moment mag. scale</span>"}]]}'>M w
- Depth
- 39 km (24 mi)
- Type
- Megathrust
- Areas affected
- Ica Region ( Pisco , Ica and Chincha Alta ) and Lima Region ( San Vicente de Cañete )
- Maximum span max intensity
- MMI XI ( Extreme )
- Tsunami
- flooded part of Lima's Costa Verde highway, and much of Pisco's shore
- Casualties
- 595 dead, 2,291 injured
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- earthquake
- Named after
- Peru
- Country
- Peru
- Image
- Peru Quake Aug 15-2007.jpg
- Number of deaths
- 519
- Number of injured
- 1366
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- Commons category
- 2007 Peru earthquake
- point in time
- 2007-08-15
- fault
- South American Plate
- earthquake magnitude on the moment magnitude scale
- 8.0
- earthquake magnitude on the Richter magnitude scale
- 7.9
- vertical depth
- 39
- destroyed
- 14
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Encyclopedic overview
The 2007 Peru earthquake, which measured 8.0 on the moment magnitude scale, hit the central coast of Peru on August 15 at 23:40:57 UTC (18:40:57 local time) and lasted two minutes. The epicenter was located 150 km (93 mi) south-southeast of Lima at a depth of 39 km (24 mi). At least 595 people died and over 2,290 people were injured.
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