The 1940 Lima earthquake occurred on May 24 at 11:35 a.m. PST with a magnitude of Mw 8.2 on the moment magnitude scale. Shaking from this powerful earthquake was felt throughout the country, and in Ecuador and Chile. An estimated 179 to 300 Peruvians lost their lives while 3,500 left injured by the earthquake. The earthquake was centered near the coastal cities of Huacho and Huaura, about 150 km (93 mi) north of the Peruvian capital, Lima. A tsunami of up to two meters was generated without major damage.
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| - The 1940 Lima earthquake occurred on May 24 at 11:35 a.m. PST with a magnitude of Mw 8.2 on the moment magnitude scale. Shaking from this powerful earthquake was felt throughout the country, and in Ecuador and Chile. An estimated 179 to 300 Peruvians lost their lives while 3,500 left injured by the earthquake. The earthquake was centered near the coastal cities of Huacho and Huaura, about 150 km (93 mi) north of the Peruvian capital, Lima. A tsunami of up to two meters was generated without major damage. (en)
- El terremoto de Lima y Callao de 1940 se produjo el 24 de mayo de 1940, a las 11:35 de la mañana (hora local), asolando Lima, la Provincia Constitucional del Callao y zona costera del departamento de Lima, en Perú. Hubo también un tsunami. El sismo fue sentido desde Guayaquil (Ecuador) en el norte hasta Arica (Chile) en el sur. Produjo una intensidad de VI MMI en el Callejón de Huaylas; V MMI en Trujillo, IV MMI en Paita y Piura. Ha sido el terremoto de mayor magnitud que afectó a Lima en el siglo XX y el segundo desde la fundación de la ciudad, después del Terremoto de Lima de 1746. (es)
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| - The 1940 Lima earthquake occurred on May 24 at 11:35 a.m. PST with a magnitude of Mw 8.2 on the moment magnitude scale. Shaking from this powerful earthquake was felt throughout the country, and in Ecuador and Chile. An estimated 179 to 300 Peruvians lost their lives while 3,500 left injured by the earthquake. The earthquake was centered near the coastal cities of Huacho and Huaura, about 150 km (93 mi) north of the Peruvian capital, Lima. A tsunami of up to two meters was generated without major damage. (en)
- El terremoto de Lima y Callao de 1940 se produjo el 24 de mayo de 1940, a las 11:35 de la mañana (hora local), asolando Lima, la Provincia Constitucional del Callao y zona costera del departamento de Lima, en Perú. Hubo también un tsunami. El sismo fue sentido desde Guayaquil (Ecuador) en el norte hasta Arica (Chile) en el sur. Produjo una intensidad de VI MMI en el Callejón de Huaylas; V MMI en Trujillo, IV MMI en Paita y Piura. Ha sido el terremoto de mayor magnitud que afectó a Lima en el siglo XX y el segundo desde la fundación de la ciudad, después del Terremoto de Lima de 1746. (es)
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