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Peru earthquakes in 1965

11 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Peru in 1965. The largest: M5.8 southern Peru, Dec 30, 1965.

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

19641966

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Where every quake of 1965 was located in Peru. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1965

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 196525.551 km WSW of Sechura, Peru
February 19650
March 196515.228 km ENE of Yambrasbamba, Peru
April 196515.14 km WNW of Bellavista, Peru
May 19650
June 196515.565 km E of Puerto Ocopa, Peru
July 196515.522 km SW of Las Yaras, Peru
August 196525.7176 km WSW of Pimentel, Peru
September 19650
October 19650
November 196515.526 km S of Choros, Peru
December 196525.8southern Peru

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.

Nearby

Peru nowWorldwide in 1965

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.