> massive and shallow MW 9.0 Earthquake offshore Lima, Peru

10/29/1746 - Earthquake offshore Lima, Peru

Event Characteristics
CEDIM Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Date & Time Oct. 29, 1746, 4:23 a.m.
Magnitude Mw 9
Latitude -12.60 °N
Longitude -77.40 °E
Depth 30 km
Last Update 2021-11-10
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Impact on Energy Infrastructure

A total 5.85 GW of power generation capacity has been affected by this event.
Power plants with a total capacity of 0.33 GW (5 % of the affected capacity) may experience damage and/or interuptions due to strong event impact.

Using data of the Global Power Plant Database. Latest update: June 2021, min. Capacity 10 MW.

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