1970 Ancash earthquake

The 1970 Ancash earthquake occurred on 31 May off the coast of Peru in the Pacific Ocean at 15:23:29 local time. Combined with a resultant landslide, it is the most catastrophic natural disaster in the history of Peru.

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Which happened first?

• 1970 Ancash earthquake happened 6 years before 1976 Tangshan earthquake
• 1970 Ancash earthquake happened 6 years after 1964 Alaska great earthquake and tsunami
• 1970 Ancash earthquake happened 7 years after 1963 Skopje earthquake
• 1970 Ancash earthquake happened 7 years before 1977 Vrancea earthquake
• 1970 Ancash earthquake happened 10 years before 1980 Irpinia earthquake

Timeline

1. 1963 Skopje earthquakeJuly 26, 1963
2. 1964 Alaska great earthquake and tsunamiMarch 27, 1964
3. 1970 Ancash earthquake (this page)May 31, 1970
4. 1976 Tangshan earthquakeJuly 28, 1976
5. 1977 Vrancea earthquakeMarch 4, 1977
6. 1980 Irpinia earthquakeNovember 23, 1980

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