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Peru earthquakes in 1906

2 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Peru in 1906. The largest: M7.5 16 km W of Barranca, Peru, Sep 28, 1906.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19051907

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Where every quake of 1906 was located in Peru. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1906

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19060
February 19060
March 19060
April 19060
May 190616.22 km S of Palca, Peru
June 19060
July 19060
August 19060
September 190617.516 km W of Barranca, Peru
October 19060
November 19060
December 19060

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

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Peru nowWorldwide in 1906

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.