- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 26, 2019 CE
- Location:
- Peru, La Libertad, Cajamarca, Ecuador
- Magnitude:
- 8 Mw
- Depth:
- 110 km
- Deaths:
- 2
- Injuries:
- 30
- Damage:
- ~$50M (value at the time)
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):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 8
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 8
Other earthquake records of 2019 CE
- Albania, Durres, Thumane, Tirana · Mw 6.4 · 51 deaths
- Pakistan, Mirpur District · Mw 5.6 · 39 deaths
- Indonesia, Maluku: Ambon · Mw 6.5 · 31 deaths
- Philippines, Pampanga Province · Mw 6.1 · 18 deaths
- China, Sichuan: Yibin · Mw 5.8 · 13 deaths
- Philippines, Mindanao: Cotabato, Davao · Mw 6.6 · 13 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 2019 CE Earthquake — Peru, La Libertad, Cajamarca, Ecuador happen?
- May 26, 2019 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 2. Historical death tolls vary by source.