Which Happened First?

2007 Peru earthquake

2007 Peru earthquake
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The 2007 Peru earthquake, which measured 8.0 on the moment magnitude scale, hit the central coast of Peru on August 15 at 23:40:57 UTC and lasted two minutes. The epicenter was located 150 km (93 mi) south-southeast of Lima at a depth of 39 km (24 mi). At least 595 people died and over 2,290 people were injured.

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Which happened first?

Timeline

  1. 2005 Kashmir earthquakeOctober 8, 2005
  2. May 2006 Java earthquakeMay 27, 2006
  3. 2007 Chūetsu offshore earthquakeJuly 16, 2007
  4. 2007 Peru earthquake (this page)August 15, 2007
  5. 2008 Sichuan earthquakeMay 12, 2008
  6. 2009 L'Aquila earthquakeApril 6, 2009

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