- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- November 19, 1982 CE
- Location:
- 40 km NNE of Santa Rosa, Peru
- Magnitude:
- 6.7 Mw
- Depth:
- 14 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 6.739
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 2 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.7
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.1
Other earthquake records of 1982 CE
- Yemen, Dhamar · Ms 6 · 2,800 deaths
- Mexico, Chiapas · Ms 3.5 · 1,879 deaths
- Afghanistan, Northeastern · Ms 6.6 · 500 deaths
- Japan, Hokkaido, Urakawa, Hiroo · Ms 6.7 · 110 deaths
- El Salvador, San Salvador, Guatemala · Mw 7.3 · 43 deaths
- Indonesia, Flores Island: Eastern · Ms 5.9 · 13 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 6.7 - 40 km NNE of Santa Rosa, Peru (1982 CE) happen?
- November 19, 1982 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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