1942 Peru earthquake

1942 Peru earthquake
Date August 24, 1942
Origin time 22:50 [1]
Magnitude Mw 8.2
Depth 35 km (22 mi) [1]
Epicenter 14°59′S 74°55′W / 14.98°S 74.92°W [1]
Type Megathrust
Areas affected Peru
Max. intensity IX (Violent)
Casualties 30

The 1942 Peru earthquake occurred on August 24 at 17:50 local time and was located near the border of the departments of Ica and Arequipa, Peru. It had a magnitude of Mw 8.2, or Ms 8.4.[2][3][4]

Earthquake

This is a megathrust earthquake which ruptured part of the boundary between the Nazca Plate and the South American Plate.[5][6] In this area, the Nazca Plate is subducting beneath the South America Plate with a convergence vector of about 7.6 cm/yr. Much of the rupture zone of the 1942 earthquake overlapped with that of the 1996 Nazca earthquake. The rupture zone of the 1942 earthquake was about 40 km longer than that of the 1996 earthquake.[7] The epicenter of the 1942 earthquake was very close to, but slightly southeast of, that of the 1996 earthquake.[8] The energy released by the 1942 earthquake was about 2.5×1017 Nm.[4]

Damage

The earthquake caused 30 people dead and 25 injured. Building damage was noteworthy in the epicentral area. About 30% of the buildings in the city of Nazca were ruined. There were slides in the hills. The intensity reached MM IX.[2]

Tsunami

This earthquake triggered a tsunami. In Callao, the amplitude of the oscillations of the tsunami was 1.6 m.[9] In Lomas, the sea receded more than 200 m, and then it flooded the settlement with injuries reported.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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. 678. ISBN 978-0124406520.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/events/1942_08_24.php
  3. ↑ "Do trench sediments affect great earthquake occurrence in subduction zones?" by L. J. Ruff
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://www.igp.gob.pe/igp/images/documents/64/publicaciones/otras_publicaciones/monografias/sismicidad_tectonica_peru_Bernal_Tavera.pdf
  5. ↑ http://hal.inria.fr/docs/00/65/87/93/PDF/2010JB008166.pdf
  6. ↑ http://www2.ess.ucla.edu/~giovanni/new_site/Giovanni_etal_2002.pdf
  7. ↑ ftp://white-dome.gps.caltech.edu/pub/avouac/Ge277-2007-fall/Spence_PAG1999.pdf
  8. ↑ "Source characteristics of the 12 November 1996 Mw 7.7 Peru subduction zone earthquake " by J. L. Swenson and S. L. Beck
  9. ↑ National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Center (NGDC/WDC) Significant Earthquake Database, Boulder, CO, USA. (Available at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/form?t=101650&s=1&d=1)
  10. ↑ http://desastres.unanleon.edu.ni/pdf2/2005/enero/parte1/pdf/spa/doc9644/doc9644-b5.pdf