PERU:PUEBLODETORATAINTACNA
This earthquake was recorded at a focal depth of 40km below the ground in Peru on 02-06-1716, where it released a sizeable amount of seismic energy and reached a magnitude of 8.8 on the richter scale. Considering this quake occurred 40km under the surface, it is best classified as a deep geologic event. Earthquake intensity was also measured using the Mercalli intensity scale which quantifies the severity of shaking felt by the quake. On a scale of 1 (barely sensed) to 12 (completely devastating), this quake had an intensity of 9. An earthquake of this magnitude would likely be causing destruction to well-built wooden structures; most masonry and frame structures with foundations would be destroyed. Expect rails to be bent, bridges detroyed, and loss of life.More events from PERU
Surface Geology
Underlying geological composition for the surrounding area.
Chile-Peru Paleocene-Eocene Toquepala - porphyry copperPaleocene and Eocene mostly calc-alkaline plutons. Includes the Toquepala volcanics and coeval porphyry plutons (Peru), and rhyolite domes, dacite pyroclastics, and associated calderas (Chile).
Peru-Ecuador Cretaceous Almacen - porphyry copper
Cretaceous plutons, mostly calc-alkaline diorites and tonalites, principally of the Coastal batholith and smaller batholiths.
Outer Melanesian Arc II - Melanesia Area - porphyry copper
Eocene-Oligocene to late Miocene-Pliocene-Pleistocene Outer Melanesian magmatic arc and Melanesian borderlands in the Solomon Islands
Related USGS Publications
70174954 - 2016 - The Iquique earthquake sequence of April 2014: Bayesian modeling accounting for prediction uncertainty70116796 - 2014 - Continuing megathrust earthquake potential in Chile after the 2014 Iquique earthquake
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7 mag |
NORTHERNCHILE 07-29-1957 T17:15:14 |
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8 mag |
NORTHERNCHILE 07-30-1995 T05:11:23.6 |
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7.5 mag |
NORTHERNCHILE 07-03-1836 T00:00:00 |
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7 mag |
NORTHERNCHILE 12-26-1948 T07:12:21 |
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7.1 mag |
NORTHERNCHILE 11-20-1928 T20:35:07 |
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6.4 mag |
NORTHERNCHILE 06-19-1970 T10:56:13.5 |
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7.7 mag |
NORTHERNCHILE 11-14-2007 T15:40:50.5 |
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7.3 mag |
NORTHERNCHILE 10-04-1940 T07:54:42 |
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7.5 mag |
NORTHERNCHILE 12-21-1967 T02:25:23 |
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8.3 mag |
NORTHERNCHILE 05-10-1877 T00:59:00 |
| Earthquake Measurement | |
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| Earthquake Stats | |
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| region_code | 160 |
| focal_depth | 40 |
| eq_mag_unk | 8.8 |
| intensity | 9 |
| year | 1716 |
| id | 1198 |
| location_name | PERU:PUEBLODETORATAINTACNA |
| damage_description | 1 |
| eq_primary | 8.8 |
| time | 02-06-1716 |
| latitude | -17.200 |
| longitude | -71.200 |
| country | PERU |
| deaths_description | 3 |
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6.2 mag |
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5.3 mag |
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4.5 mag |
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4.7 mag |
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5.4 mag |
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6.2 mag |
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5.0 mag |
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6.4 mag |
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7.6 mag |
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