2007 Earthquake in Peru

The Dynamics of the 2007 Peru Earthquake The 2007 Peru earthquake, the deadliest in more than 35 years, hit the central coast on Wednesday, August 15 at 23:40:58 UTC. The epicenter was located 93 miles south-southeast of the capital, Lima, at a depth of 19 miles. Peru's Seismic History BRAZIL NOVEMBER 10, 1946 7.3 magnitude 1,400 fatalities Ancash Huánuco Ucayali Pasco OCTOBER 1, 1966 8.1 magnitude 125 fatalities Lima Junín • LIMA PERU Madre De Dios MAY 31, 1970 7.9 magnitude 66,000 fatalities Huancavelica Cuzco • CHINCHA ALTA • PISCO • ICA Ayacucho Apurímac JUNE 23, 2001 8.4 magnitude Ica Puno BOLIVIA 138 fatalities Arequipa 5 8.0 magnitude 514 fatalities AUGUST 15, 2007 South Pacific Ocean South American Plate Moquegua 1,090 wounded 35,500 buildings destroyed Nazca Plate Tacna 2-minute duration 100 200 mi CHILE 5.8 magnitude aftershock 100 200 300 km Plate Tectonics Plate Tectonics is a theory of geol- ogy that explains the large scale motions of the Earth's lithosphere, made up of the crust and the upper mantle. The lithospheric plates ride on the asthenosphere, which is more ductile because of heat from North American Plate Eurasian Plate Pacific Plate African Plate the Earth's core. Indo-Australian Plate Nazca Plate South American Plate Interactions between plates at boundaries cause volcanoes, trenches, islands, mountains and earthquakes. The plates are converging at a rate of 77mm/year. Antarctic Plate Plate Boundaries: The Reverse Fault A reverse fault at the boundary of the Nazca and South American plates caused the 2007 Peru earthquake. Epicenter Oceanic Crust Continental Crust Upper Mantle Asthenosphere Convection currents from the Earth's core cause plates to move across the surface. This is a convergent boundary. 2 When plates collide, the stress causes the denser oceanic plate to subduct beneath the continental plate. 3 When the stress exceeds a critical value, energy is released in the form of seismic waves. Sources: Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey, NASA.gov Infographic by: Dana Kublin The Dynamics of the 2007 Peru Earthquake The 2007 Peru earthquake, the deadliest in more than 35 years, hit the central coast on Wednesday, August 15 at 23:40:58 UTC. The epicenter was located 93 miles south-southeast of the capital, Lima, at a depth of 19 miles. Peru's Seismic History BRAZIL NOVEMBER 10, 1946 7.3 magnitude 1,400 fatalities Ancash Huánuco Ucayali Pasco OCTOBER 1, 1966 8.1 magnitude 125 fatalities Lima Junín • LIMA PERU Madre De Dios MAY 31, 1970 3 7.9 magnitude 66,000 fatalities Huancavelica Cuzco • CHINCHA ALTA • PISCO • ICA Ayacucho Apurímac JUNE 23, 2001 8.4 magnitude Ica Puno BOLIVIA 138 fatalities Arequipa 5 8.0 magnitude 514 fatalities AUGUST 15, 2007 South Pacific Осean South American Plate Moquegua 1,090 wounded 35,500 buildings destroyed Nazca Plate Tacna 2-minute duration 100 200 mi CHILE 5.8 magnitude aftershock 100 200 300 km Plate Tectonics Plate Tectonics is a theory of geol- ogy that explains the large scale motions of the Earth's lithosphere, made up of the crust and the upper mantle. The lithospheric plates ride on the asthenosphere, which is more ductile because of heat from North American Plate Eurasian Plate Pacific Plate African Plate the Earth's core. Indo-Australian Plate Nazca Plate South American Plate Interactions between plates at boundaries cause volcanoes, trenches, islands, mountains and earthquakes. The plates are converging at a rate of 77mm/year. Antarctic Plate Plate Boundaries: The Reverse Fault A reverse fault at the boundary of the Nazca and South American plates caused the 2007 Peru earthquake. Epicenter Oceanic Crust Continental Crust Upper Mantle Asthenosphere Convection currents from the Earth's core cause plates to move across the surface. This is a convergent boundary. 2 When plates collide, the stress causes the denser oceanic plate to subduct beneath the continental plate. 3 When the stress exceeds a critical value, energy is released in the form of seismic waves. Sources: Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey, NASA.gov Infographic by: Dana Kublin The Dynamics of the 2007 Peru Earthquake The 2007 Peru earthquake, the deadliest in more than 35 years, hit the central coast on Wednesday, August 15 at 23:40:58 UTC. The epicenter was located 93 miles south-southeast of the capital, Lima, at a depth of 19 miles. Peru's Seismic History BRAZIL NOVEMBER 10, 1946 7.3 magnitude 1,400 fatalities Ancash Huánuco Ucayali Pasco OCTOBER 1, 1966 8.1 magnitude 125 fatalities Lima Junín • LIMA PERU Madre De Dios MAY 31, 1970 3 7.9 magnitude 66,000 fatalities Huancavelica Cuzco • CHINCHA ALTA • PISCO • ICA Ayacucho Apurímac JUNE 23, 2001 8.4 magnitude Ica Puno BOLIVIA 138 fatalities Arequipa 5 8.0 magnitude 514 fatalities AUGUST 15, 2007 South Pacific Осean South American Plate Moquegua 1,090 wounded 35,500 buildings destroyed Nazca Plate Tacna 2-minute duration 100 200 mi CHILE 5.8 magnitude aftershock 100 200 300 km Plate Tectonics Plate Tectonics is a theory of geol- ogy that explains the large scale motions of the Earth's lithosphere, made up of the crust and the upper mantle. The lithospheric plates ride on the asthenosphere, which is more ductile because of heat from North American Plate Eurasian Plate Pacific Plate African Plate the Earth's core. Indo-Australian Plate Nazca Plate South American Plate Interactions between plates at boundaries cause volcanoes, trenches, islands, mountains and earthquakes. The plates are converging at a rate of 77mm/year. Antarctic Plate Plate Boundaries: The Reverse Fault A reverse fault at the boundary of the Nazca and South American plates caused the 2007 Peru earthquake. Epicenter Oceanic Crust Continental Crust Upper Mantle Asthenosphere Convection currents from the Earth's core cause plates to move across the surface. This is a convergent boundary. 2 When plates collide, the stress causes the denser oceanic plate to subduct beneath the continental plate. 3 When the stress exceeds a critical value, energy is released in the form of seismic waves. Sources: Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey, NASA.gov Infographic by: Dana Kublin The Dynamics of the 2007 Peru Earthquake The 2007 Peru earthquake, the deadliest in more than 35 years, hit the central coast on Wednesday, August 15 at 23:40:58 UTC. The epicenter was located 93 miles south-southeast of the capital, Lima, at a depth of 19 miles. Peru's Seismic History BRAZIL NOVEMBER 10, 1946 7.3 magnitude 1,400 fatalities Ancash Huánuco Ucayali Pasco OCTOBER 1, 1966 8.1 magnitude 125 fatalities Lima Junín • LIMA PERU Madre De Dios MAY 31, 1970 3 7.9 magnitude 66,000 fatalities Huancavelica Cuzco • CHINCHA ALTA • PISCO • ICA Ayacucho Apurímac JUNE 23, 2001 8.4 magnitude Ica Puno BOLIVIA 138 fatalities Arequipa 5 8.0 magnitude 514 fatalities AUGUST 15, 2007 South Pacific Осean South American Plate Moquegua 1,090 wounded 35,500 buildings destroyed Nazca Plate Tacna 2-minute duration 100 200 mi CHILE 5.8 magnitude aftershock 100 200 300 km Plate Tectonics Plate Tectonics is a theory of geol- ogy that explains the large scale motions of the Earth's lithosphere, made up of the crust and the upper mantle. The lithospheric plates ride on the asthenosphere, which is more ductile because of heat from North American Plate Eurasian Plate Pacific Plate African Plate the Earth's core. Indo-Australian Plate Nazca Plate South American Plate Interactions between plates at boundaries cause volcanoes, trenches, islands, mountains and earthquakes. The plates are converging at a rate of 77mm/year. Antarctic Plate Plate Boundaries: The Reverse Fault A reverse fault at the boundary of the Nazca and South American plates caused the 2007 Peru earthquake. Epicenter Oceanic Crust Continental Crust Upper Mantle Asthenosphere Convection currents from the Earth's core cause plates to move across the surface. This is a convergent boundary. 2 When plates collide, the stress causes the denser oceanic plate to subduct beneath the continental plate. 3 When the stress exceeds a critical value, energy is released in the form of seismic waves. Sources: Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey, NASA.gov Infographic by: Dana Kublin The Dynamics of the 2007 Peru Earthquake The 2007 Peru earthquake, the deadliest in more than 35 years, hit the central coast on Wednesday, August 15 at 23:40:58 UTC. The epicenter was located 93 miles south-southeast of the capital, Lima, at a depth of 19 miles. Peru's Seismic History BRAZIL NOVEMBER 10, 1946 7.3 magnitude 1,400 fatalities Ancash Huánuco Ucayali Pasco OCTOBER 1, 1966 8.1 magnitude 125 fatalities Lima Junín • LIMA PERU Madre De Dios MAY 31, 1970 3 7.9 magnitude 66,000 fatalities Huancavelica Cuzco • CHINCHA ALTA • PISCO • ICA Ayacucho Apurímac JUNE 23, 2001 8.4 magnitude Ica Puno BOLIVIA 138 fatalities Arequipa 5 8.0 magnitude 514 fatalities AUGUST 15, 2007 South Pacific Осean South American Plate Moquegua 1,090 wounded 35,500 buildings destroyed Nazca Plate Tacna 2-minute duration 100 200 mi CHILE 5.8 magnitude aftershock 100 200 300 km Plate Tectonics Plate Tectonics is a theory of geol- ogy that explains the large scale motions of the Earth's lithosphere, made up of the crust and the upper mantle. The lithospheric plates ride on the asthenosphere, which is more ductile because of heat from North American Plate Eurasian Plate Pacific Plate African Plate the Earth's core. Indo-Australian Plate Nazca Plate South American Plate Interactions between plates at boundaries cause volcanoes, trenches, islands, mountains and earthquakes. The plates are converging at a rate of 77mm/year. Antarctic Plate Plate Boundaries: The Reverse Fault A reverse fault at the boundary of the Nazca and South American plates caused the 2007 Peru earthquake. Epicenter Oceanic Crust Continental Crust Upper Mantle Asthenosphere Convection currents from the Earth's core cause plates to move across the surface. This is a convergent boundary. 2 When plates collide, the stress causes the denser oceanic plate to subduct beneath the continental plate. 3 When the stress exceeds a critical value, energy is released in the form of seismic waves. Sources: Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey, NASA.gov Infographic by: Dana Kublin The Dynamics of the 2007 Peru Earthquake The 2007 Peru earthquake, the deadliest in more than 35 years, hit the central coast on Wednesday, August 15 at 23:40:58 UTC. The epicenter was located 93 miles south-southeast of the capital, Lima, at a depth of 19 miles. Peru's Seismic History BRAZIL NOVEMBER 10, 1946 7.3 magnitude 1,400 fatalities Ancash Huánuco Ucayali Pasco OCTOBER 1, 1966 8.1 magnitude 125 fatalities Lima Junín • LIMA PERU Madre De Dios MAY 31, 1970 3 7.9 magnitude 66,000 fatalities Huancavelica Cuzco • CHINCHA ALTA • PISCO • ICA Ayacucho Apurímac JUNE 23, 2001 8.4 magnitude Ica Puno BOLIVIA 138 fatalities Arequipa 5 8.0 magnitude 514 fatalities AUGUST 15, 2007 South Pacific Осean South American Plate Moquegua 1,090 wounded 35,500 buildings destroyed Nazca Plate Tacna 2-minute duration 100 200 mi CHILE 5.8 magnitude aftershock 100 200 300 km Plate Tectonics Plate Tectonics is a theory of geol- ogy that explains the large scale motions of the Earth's lithosphere, made up of the crust and the upper mantle. The lithospheric plates ride on the asthenosphere, which is more ductile because of heat from North American Plate Eurasian Plate Pacific Plate African Plate the Earth's core. Indo-Australian Plate Nazca Plate South American Plate Interactions between plates at boundaries cause volcanoes, trenches, islands, mountains and earthquakes. The plates are converging at a rate of 77mm/year. Antarctic Plate Plate Boundaries: The Reverse Fault A reverse fault at the boundary of the Nazca and South American plates caused the 2007 Peru earthquake. Epicenter Oceanic Crust Continental Crust Upper Mantle Asthenosphere Convection currents from the Earth's core cause plates to move across the surface. This is a convergent boundary. 2 When plates collide, the stress causes the denser oceanic plate to subduct beneath the continental plate. 3 When the stress exceeds a critical value, energy is released in the form of seismic waves. Sources: Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey, NASA.gov Infographic by: Dana Kublin The Dynamics of the 2007 Peru Earthquake The 2007 Peru earthquake, the deadliest in more than 35 years, hit the central coast on Wednesday, August 15 at 23:40:58 UTC. The epicenter was located 93 miles south-southeast of the capital, Lima, at a depth of 19 miles. Peru's Seismic History BRAZIL NOVEMBER 10, 1946 7.3 magnitude 1,400 fatalities Ancash Huánuco Ucayali Pasco OCTOBER 1, 1966 8.1 magnitude 125 fatalities Lima Junín • LIMA PERU Madre De Dios MAY 31, 1970 3 7.9 magnitude 66,000 fatalities Huancavelica Cuzco • CHINCHA ALTA • PISCO • ICA Ayacucho Apurímac JUNE 23, 2001 8.4 magnitude Ica Puno BOLIVIA 138 fatalities Arequipa 5 8.0 magnitude 514 fatalities AUGUST 15, 2007 South Pacific Осean South American Plate Moquegua 1,090 wounded 35,500 buildings destroyed Nazca Plate Tacna 2-minute duration 100 200 mi CHILE 5.8 magnitude aftershock 100 200 300 km Plate Tectonics Plate Tectonics is a theory of geol- ogy that explains the large scale motions of the Earth's lithosphere, made up of the crust and the upper mantle. The lithospheric plates ride on the asthenosphere, which is more ductile because of heat from North American Plate Eurasian Plate Pacific Plate African Plate the Earth's core. Indo-Australian Plate Nazca Plate South American Plate Interactions between plates at boundaries cause volcanoes, trenches, islands, mountains and earthquakes. The plates are converging at a rate of 77mm/year. Antarctic Plate Plate Boundaries: The Reverse Fault A reverse fault at the boundary of the Nazca and South American plates caused the 2007 Peru earthquake. Epicenter Oceanic Crust Continental Crust Upper Mantle Asthenosphere Convection currents from the Earth's core cause plates to move across the surface. This is a convergent boundary. 2 When plates collide, the stress causes the denser oceanic plate to subduct beneath the continental plate. 3 When the stress exceeds a critical value, energy is released in the form of seismic waves. Sources: Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey, NASA.gov Infographic by: Dana Kublin