Significant Earthquake

Date Earthquake Location Earthquake Parameters
Focal
Depth		 Magnitude MMI Int
Year Mo Dy Hr Mn Sec Name Latitude Longitude Mw Ms Mb Ml Mfa Unk
1974 10 3 14 21 29.1 PERU: LIMA, CALLAO -12.270 -77.790 13 8.1 7.6 6.6 9
Significant Earthquake
Earthquake Effects Total Effects (Earthquake and Tsunami, Volcano, etc.)
Deaths Missing Injuries Damage Houses
Destroyed		 Houses
Damaged		 Deaths Missing Injuries Damage Houses
Destroyed		 Houses
Damaged
Num De Num De Num De $Mill De Num De Num De Num De Num De Num De $Mill De Num De Num De
78 2 2414 4 10.000 3 3 78 2 2414 4 10.000 3 3


Comments for the Significant Earthquake

Comments for the Significant Earthquake

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On October 3, 1974, a strong earthquake in Peru occurred and caused loss of human life and great devastation. Its epicenter was located near the city of Lima. The earthquake caused great destruction in the capital and surrounding area. The intensity was measured at 5 to 8 points (MM) within the city limits. It was reported that at two places in Lima the intensity reached 9 points. In some places there was liquefaction of the ground. Landslides across roads were observed along the sea coast south of Callao. In the Callao region where the intensity was high, liquefaction and subsidence occurred. The better constructed buildings suffered moderate damage. 78 people were killed and 2,414 were injured. The earthquake caused a tsunami which was observed over an extensive region. (reference #417)

Reference #1250 (EM-DAT) lists $10 million damage.

78 killed, 2414 injured and extensive damage in Lima area. Maximum intensity VII. (reference #1053)


References for the Significant Earthquake

References for the Significant Earthquake

ID Author Year Citation
45 U.S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey and U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 1928-1986 United States Earthquakes, Annual publication, published 1928-1986. vol.s for 1928-1965 issued by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey; volumes for 1966-1969 issued by the National Earthquake Information Center; volume for 1970 issued by the National Geophysical Data Center; volumes for 1971-1972 issued by the National Geophysical And Solar-Terrestrial Data Center; volumes for 1973-1980 published jointly by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Geological Survey; volumes for 1981-1986 published by the U.S. Geological Survey. [on shelf]
417 Soloviev, S L., Ch. N. Go, and Kh. S. Kim 1992 Catalog of tsunamis in the Pacific, 1969-1982. Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow, 208 p. Translated from Russian by Amerind Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India, 1988 [Originally published in Russian in 1986].
1053 National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) 1971 to present Preliminary Determination of Epicenters (PDE), a weekly and monthly publication, National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Golden, Colorado, 1971 to present.
1167 Rothe, J.P. 1974-1975 Annual Summary of Information on Natural Disasters, UNESCO, Paris, France, no. 9 (1974, missing from archives) and no. 10 (1975), 107 p.
1208 Askew, B.L., and S.T. Algermissen 1985 Catalog of Earthquakes for South America, Hypocenter and Intensity Data, vol. 7A - Peru, Centro Regional de Sismologia para America del Sur, Lima, Peru.
1220 Ocola, Leonidas 1984 Proyecto de Sismicidad Andina SISAN, vol. 3 - Catalogos Sismicos: Republica del Ecuador, Instituto Geofisico del Peru, Geofisica Aplicada, Lima, Peru.
1232 International Seismological Centre 1964-1990 Regional Catalogue of Earthquakes, 1964-1990, Edinburgh, Scotland.
1250 Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) and the U.S. Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) 2001 EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium, link
1314 Kanamori, Hiroo 1977 The energy release of great earthquakes. Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 82, p. 2981-2987.