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Peru earthquakes in 1919

1 earthquake of magnitude 4.5 or more was located in Peru in 1919. The largest: M6.7 103 km SSW of Atico, Peru, Sep 13, 1919.

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

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Where every quake of 1919 was located in Peru. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1919

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19190
February 19190
March 19190
April 19190
May 19190
June 19190
July 19190
August 19190
September 191916.7103 km SSW of Atico, Peru
October 19190
November 19190
December 19190

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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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.