M7.9off Peru
Tsunami
M7.9 earthquake off the coast of Peru, 31 May 1970
On 31 May 1970 at 20:23 UTC an earthquake of magnitude 7.9 struck off the coast of Peru, 58 km deep. 66,794 people died. It set off a tsunami. In the next 30 days 8 aftershocks of magnitude 5 or more followed within 100 km, the strongest 6.4.
M7.9Magnitude
58 kmDepth
20:23Time (UTC) · 31 May 1970
66,794Deaths
Deaths66,794
Injured50,000
Damage (million USD)530
Aftershocks · 8
magnitude 5+ within 100 km, next 30 days
6.41970-06-0477 km · 55 km6.21970-06-0127 km · 45 km6.11970-05-3196 km · 51 km
5.71970-06-0260 km · 56 km
5.71970-06-2784 km · 65 km
5.61970-06-3034 km · 55 km
5.51970-06-2179 km · 58 km
5.51970-06-1558 km · 56 km