- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 14, 1948 CE
- Location:
- 10 km SSE of Huaylillas, Peru
- Magnitude:
- 6.09 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
Other earthquake records of 1948 CE
- Turkmenistan, Ashkhabad · Mw 7.2 · 110,000 deaths
- Japan, Fukui · M 7.3 · 5,131 deaths
- China, Sichuan Province · Ms 7.3 · 800 deaths
- China, Yunnan Province · Ms 6.8 · 110 deaths
- Philippines, Panay, Iloilo City, Antique · Mw 7.8 · 74 deaths
- Greece, Vasiliki (Leukas) · Mw 6.5 · 7 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 6.1 - 10 km SSE of Huaylillas, Peru (1948 CE) happen?
- February 14, 1948 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
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