M8.0 earthquake - 95 km N of San Antonio del Estrecho, Peru

What happened

A magnitude 8 earthquake struck 95 km N of San Antonio del Estrecho, Peru on 31 Jul 1970, 17:08 UTC at a depth of 645 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Great. Can cause severe damage across hundreds of kilometres and may trigger tsunamis. This was a deep earthquake; shaking at the surface is usually weak for its size.

The nearest town in our records is Iquitos, about 251 km away in Loreto, Peru.