The 1974 Lima earthquake occurred on October 3 at 14:21 UTC (09:21 local time). It was located at about 80 kilometres (50 mi) southwest of Lima, Peru.[2] The magnitude of the earthquake was put at 8.1 Mw, or Ms 7.8. The earthquake caused 78 deaths and left 2,400 injured.[2][3][4]
Background
The intensity around Lima was generally about MM V to VII, but the maximum reached IX.[2] Two buildings of reinforced concrete collapsed in La Molina, where the intensity was MM VIII to IX.[5] A four-story reinforced concrete building in Callao collapsed.[2]
The largest aftershock occurred on November 9, 1974, at 12:59 UTC (07:59 local time) with a magnitude of Mw 7.1, or Ms 7.1.[1][4] The November 9 aftershock was located at about 25 km south of the main shock.[4]
^ abcLanger, C. J.; Spence, William (June 1, 1995). "The 1974 Peru earthquake series". Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 85 (3): 665–687.