2005 Northern Peru earthquake

2005 northern Peru earthquake
	Lima
UTC time	2005-09-26 01:55:37
ISC event	7951634
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	September 25, 2005
Local time	20:56
Magnitude	7.5 Mw
Depth	115.0 km (71 mi)
Epicenter	5°40′41″N 76°23′53″W / 5.678°N 76.398°W
Areas affected	Peru
Max. intensity	MMI VI (Strong)
Casualties	20 dead, 266 injured

The 2005 northern Peru earthquake occurred on September 25 at 20:56 local time (September 26 01:56 UTC) with a magnitude of 7.5. It resulted in the deaths of at least 20 people.

Earthquake

The epicenter was located about 100 km (62 mi) northeast of the jungle city of Moyobamba in the San Martín Region of Peru, and the earthquake struck an area about 715 km (444 mi) north of Lima. With its hypocenter located roughly 115 km (71 mi) below the surface, the quake extended itself below the Andes and was felt in a large area, including the Peruvian coastal regions and as far away as Bogotá, Colombia, as well as most of Ecuador and western Brazil.

Impact

At least 20 people died, 266 others were injured and 39,000 residents were displaced.^[2] Damage and power outages occurred in Iquitos, Cajamarca, Chiclayo, Chimbote, Huacho, Tumbes, Sullana, Piura and Pucallpa.^[2]

References

^ "M 7.5 - 39 km NW of Yurimaguas, Peru". earthquake.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Un día como hoy el norte del Perú fue afectado por un terremoto de 7.5 grados" [On a day like today, northern Peru was affected by a 7.5-degree earthquake] (in Spanish). 25 September 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2022.

External links

Strong earthquake strikes northern Peru (Pictures of damage)
The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.

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[ANSS-1] "M 7.5 - 39 km NW of Yurimaguas, Peru". earthquake.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 February 2022.

[D_20-2] "Un día como hoy el norte del Perú fue afectado por un terremoto de 7.5 grados" [On a day like today, northern Peru was affected by a 7.5-degree earthquake] (in Spanish). 25 September 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2022.

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v t e ← Earthquakes in 2005 →
February	Zarand† (6.4, Feb 22)
March	Fukuoka (6.6, Mar 20) Nias–Simeulue† (8.6, Mar 28)
June	Tarapacá (7.9, Jun 13)
August	Miyagi (7.2, Aug 16)
September	Peru (7.5, Sep 25)
October	Kashmir†‡ (7.6, Oct 8)
November	Qeshm (6.0, Nov 27) Ruichang (5.2, Nov 28)
December	Lake Tanganyika (6.8, Dec 5) Hindu Kush (6.5, Dec 12)
† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths ‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year

v t e Earthquakes in Peru
Pre 20th century	1586 Lima–Callao earthquake 1687 Peru earthquake 1746 Lima–Callao earthquake 1868 Arica earthquake (now part of Chile) 1877 Iquique earthquake (now part of Chile)
20th century	1928 Chachapoyas earthquake 1940 Lima earthquake 1942 Peru earthquake 1946 Ancash earthquake 1947 Satipo earthquake 1953 Tumbes earthquake November 1960 Peru earthquake 1966 Peru earthquake 1970 Ancash earthquake 1974 Lima earthquake 1987 Santiago de Chuco earthquake 1990–91 Alto Mayo earthquakes 1996 Chimbote earthquake
21st century	2001 southern Peru earthquake 2005 Northern Peru earthquake 2007 Peru earthquake 2014 Peru earthquake 2018 Peru earthquake 2019 Peru earthquake 2021 Mala earthquake 2021 Northern Peru earthquake 2022 Chilca earthquake

Earthquake

Impact

See also

References

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