1928 Chachapoyas earthquake
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| Date | May 14, 1928 |
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| Magnitude | 7.2 Mw [1] |
| Depth | 35 km (22 mi) [1] |
| Epicenter | 5°16′S 78°34′W / 5.26°S 78.56°W [1] |
| Areas affected | Peru |
| Max. intensity | X |
| Casualties | 25 |
The 1928 Chachapoyas earthquake occurred on May 14 at 17:14 local time.[2] It had a magnitude of Mw 7.2,[1] Ms 7.3,[3] or ML 7.3. Chachapoyas, Peru was almost completely destroyed. A landslide in Pinpincos caused the death of 25 people.[4][5] Many houses were damaged in Machala, Ecuador.[6] The maximum intensity was X (intense) on the Mercalli intensity scale.[7] The earthquake could be felt in Lima. It could also be felt in Ecuador, Brazil, and Colombia.
Aftershock
A strong aftershock occurred on July 18, 1928 at 14:05 local time (19:05 UTC).[8] Some houses which had already been damaged in the main shock collapsed.[2]
See also
- Earthquakes in 1928
- List of earthquakes in Peru
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Engdahl, E. R.; Vallaseñor, A. (2002). "Global seismicity: 1900-1999". International Handbook of Earthquake & Engineering Seismology (PDF). Part A, Volume 81A (First ed.). Academic Press. p. 675. ISBN 978-0124406520.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Historia de los Sismos mas Notables Occurridos en El Peru (1513 - 1974)" (PDF). p. 51. (Spanish)
- ↑ Hurtado, Jorge; Chang, Luis (2005). “Vulnerabilidad Sismica Estructural Y Efectos de Sitio" (PDF). XVII Simposio. CISMID. (Spanish)
- ↑ Hurtado, Jorge; Change, Luis (2005). "Mapa de Areas de Deslizamientos por Sismos en El Peru" (PDF). Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, Lima – Perú. (Spanish).
- ↑ "II. Estudio de Caso de los Desastres del Alto Mayo, Peru, de 1990 y 1991" (PDF). p. 7-19. (Spanish).
- ↑ "Línea de Tiempo" (in Spanish). Igepn.edu.ec. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ↑ "Banco de Datos de Mapas de Isosistas en El Peru" (PDF). FIC-University National de Ingenieria. (Spanish)
- ↑ "Historia de los Sismos mas Notables Occurridos en El Peru (1513 - 1974)" (PDF). (Spanish).