Ica Region (Pisco, Ica and Chincha Alta) and Lima Region (San Vicente de Cañete)
Max. intensity
MMI IX (Violent)[1]
Tsunami
flooded part of Lima's Costa Verde highway, and much of Pisco's shore
Casualties
595 dead, 2,291 injured[2][3]
The 2007 Peru earthquake, which measured 8.0 on the moment magnitude scale,[4] hit the central coast of Peru on August 15 at 23:40:57 UTC (18:40:57 local time) and lasted two minutes.[4][5] The epicenter was located 150 km (93 mi) south-southeast of Lima at a depth of 39 km (24 mi).[4] At least 595 people died and over 2,290 people were injured.[2]
^"M 8.0 – Pisco, Peru – Impact". United States Geological Survey. 15 August 2007. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
^ ab"Hoy, hace seis años, Pisco fue sacudido por un terremoto de 7.9 grados" (in Spanish). 15 August 2013. Archived from the original on 2 January 2017.
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