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Photo shows a city street in Huaraz before the earthquake. This adobe construction is typical of much of the housing that underwent complete collapse in the Andean townships. Image Credit: University of Colorado at Boulder May 31, 1970 Huaraz Peru earthquake In 1970, an earthquake-induced rock and snow avalanche on Mt. Huascaran, Peru, buried the towns of Yungay and Ranrahirca. The magnitude 7.8 earthquake killed 66,794 and caused $250 million in property damage. Several towns were almost totally destroyed. With factors of landslides and floods, was one of the largest disasters in the Southern Hemisphere. Event Data:
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