Peru earthquakes in 1972
14 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Peru in 1972. The largest: M6.4 6 km N of Saposoa, Peru, Mar 20, 1972.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1972 was located in Peru. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1972
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.514 km SSW of Zorritos, Peru · 35 km deep
- 5.527 km W of Sacsamarca, Peru · 20 km deep
- 5.366 km SSW of Paracas, Peru · 27 km deep
- 5.170 km S of Paracas, Peru · 17 km deep
- 5.350 km SSW of San Juan, Peru · 15 km deep
- 5.335 km NNW of Oxapampa, Peru · 25 km deep
- 5.3126 km SW of Huarmey, Peru · 26 km deep
- 5.520 km SSE of Achanizo, Peru · 80 km deep
- 5.213 km SSW of Zorritos, Peru · 59 km deep
- 5.517 km W of Saposoa, Peru · 55 km deep
- 5.522 km WNW of Saposoa, Peru · 45 km deep
- 6.46 km N of Saposoa, Peru · 52 km deep
- 5.242 km ESE of Tingo María, Peru · 31 km deep
- 5.87 km SE of El Algarrobal, Peru · 55 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1972 | 0 | ||
| February 1972 | 1 | 5.8 | 7 km SE of El Algarrobal, Peru |
| March 1972 | 4 | 6.4 | 6 km N of Saposoa, Peru |
| April 1972 | 0 | ||
| May 1972 | 2 | 5.5 | 20 km SSE of Achanizo, Peru |
| June 1972 | 2 | 5.3 | 126 km SW of Huarmey, Peru |
| July 1972 | 3 | 5.3 | 50 km SSW of San Juan, Peru |
| August 1972 | 1 | 5.5 | 27 km W of Sacsamarca, Peru |
| September 1972 | 1 | 5.5 | 14 km SSW of Zorritos, Peru |
| October 1972 | 0 | ||
| November 1972 | 0 | ||
| December 1972 | 0 |
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.
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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.