2007 Peru earthquake

The rupture hit the central coast of Peru at 18:40:57 local time and lasted two minutes. The tsunami it generated flooded part of Lima's Costa Verde highway and much of the shore at Pisco.

Origin time (UTC)

2007-08-15T23:40

Magnitude

8

Magnitude type

mwc

Depth (km)

39

USGS event page

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000fjta

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: peru, pisco, tsunami, subduction

Coordinates: -13.386, -76.603

Part of Earthquakes of magnitude 7.5 and above in South America since 1990

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