The 1996 Nazca earthquake occurred on November 12 at 16:59 UTC (11:59 local time).[1] The earthquake was located offshore near Nazca, Peru.[2] It has a magnitude of Mw 7.7. Fourteen people were reported dead. Four-thousand houses collapsed and 11,000 were partially damaged. Nazca and Acarí were the most affected cities. Liquefaction was observed in the bed of the Yauca River. The intensity was VIII (Severe) in Nazca. A tsunami was triggered by this earthquake. The recorded peak-to-trough heights of the tsunami were 25 cm in Callao, Peru and 35 cm in Arica, Chile.
In this area, the Nazca Plate is subducting beneath the South American Plate. This earthquake occurred at the plate interface and is associated with the subduction of the 1.5 km high Nazca Ridge beneath the South American plate.[3] This was a complex event, and there were at least two larger events occurring between 18 and 30 seconds after the onset.[4] This earthquake may have ruptured part of the rupture zone of the earthquake of August 24, 1942.[5]
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Further readingedit
Chatelain, J.-L.; Guillier, B.; Gueguen, P.; Bondoux, F. (1997), "The Mw 7.7 Nasca (Peru) Earthquake, November 12, 1996: A Repetition of the 1942 Event?", Seismological Research Letters, 68 (6): 917–922, Bibcode:1997SeiRL..68..917C, doi:10.1785/gssrl.68.6.917
External linksedit
The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
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1996, nazca, earthquake, confused, with, 1996, chimbote, earthquake, occurred, november, local, time, earthquake, located, offshore, near, nazca, peru, magnitude, fourteen, people, were, reported, dead, four, thousand, houses, collapsed, were, partially, damag. Not to be confused with 1996 Chimbote earthquake The 1996 Nazca earthquake occurred on November 12 at 16 59 UTC 11 59 local time 1 The earthquake was located offshore near Nazca Peru 2 It has a magnitude of Mw 7 7 Fourteen people were reported dead Four thousand houses collapsed and 11 000 were partially damaged Nazca and Acari were the most affected cities Liquefaction was observed in the bed of the Yauca River The intensity was VIII Severe in Nazca A tsunami was triggered by this earthquake The recorded peak to trough heights of the tsunami were 25 cm in Callao Peru and 35 cm in Arica Chile 1996 Nazca earthquakeUTC time1996 11 12 16 59 45ISC event996809USGS ANSSComCatLocal date12 November 1996 1996 11 12 Local time11 59 45 PETMagnitude7 7 MwDepth33 kmEpicenter14 59 35 S 75 40 30 W 14 993 S 75 675 W 14 993 75 675Areas affectedPeruMax intensityVIII Severe Casualties14In this area the Nazca Plate is subducting beneath the South American Plate This earthquake occurred at the plate interface and is associated with the subduction of the 1 5 km high Nazca Ridge beneath the South American plate 3 This was a complex event and there were at least two larger events occurring between 18 and 30 seconds after the onset 4 This earthquake may have ruptured part of the rupture zone of the earthquake of August 24 1942 5 Contents 1 See also 2 References 3 Further reading 4 External linksSee also editList of earthquakes in 1996 List of earthquakes in PeruReferences edit Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2012 02 26 Retrieved 2012 02 05 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Powerful Earthquake In Peru Kills at Least 15 The New York Times Associated Press 13 November 1996 UNAVCO Highlights UNAVCO PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2012 04 05 Retrieved 2012 02 05 Significant Earthquakes of the World Archived from the original on 2010 09 01 Retrieved 2010 09 01 Swenson J L Beck S L 1999 Source Characteristics of the 12 November 1996 M w 7 7 Peru Subduction Zone Earthquake PDF Pure and Applied Geophysics 154 3 4 731 751 Bibcode 1999PApGe 154 731S doi 10 1007 s000240050250 S2CID 129234002Further reading editChatelain J L Guillier B Gueguen P Bondoux F 1997 The Mw 7 7 Nasca Peru Earthquake November 12 1996 A Repetition of the 1942 Event Seismological Research Letters 68 6 917 922 Bibcode 1997SeiRL 68 917C doi 10 1785 gssrl 68 6 917External links editThe International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and or authoritative data for this event Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1996 Nazca earthquake amp oldid 1187336283, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
