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Peru earthquakes in 1969

23 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Peru in 1969. The largest: M6.6 16 km S of Comas, Peru, Oct 1, 1969.

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

19681970

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Where every quake of 1969 was located in Peru. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1969

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19690
February 196926.281 km W of Santiago de Cao, Peru
March 196925.595 km SW of Pacasmayo, Peru
April 196915.370 km N of Segunda Jerusalén - Azunguillo, Peru
May 19690
June 19690
July 196936.548 km SW of Islay (Matarani), Peru
August 196925.2central Peru
September 196915.253 km ESE of Andamarca, Peru
October 1969116.616 km S of Comas, Peru
November 19690
December 196915.142 km NNW of Oxapampa, 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 1969

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.