Mount Huascaran Earthquake 1970

Mount Huascaran, Peru. In 1970, an earthquake-induced rock and snow avalanche on Mt. Huascaran, Peru, buried the towns of Yungay and Ranrahirca. The death toll from the Debris Avalanche was 18,000 (total fatalities from the earthquake and the debris flow was 66,000). The avalanche started as a sliding mass of glacial ice and rock about 3,000 feet wide and one mile long. The avalanche swept about 11 miles to the village of Yungay at an average speed of more that 100 miles an hour. The fast-moving mass picked up glacial deposits and by the time it reached Yungay, it is estimated to have consisted of about 80 million cubic yards of water, mud, and rocks. posted to mr. at Mon Aug 04 20:59:00 EDT 2003 by david.

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posted to Mount Huascaran Earthquake 1970. at Thu Aug 28 05:00:00 EDT 2003.

1970 Earthquake en El Peru in 1970

Thank you for having a reference to that most terrible event near Chimbote in 1970, which I will never forget. I lived in Chimbote as a Peace Corps Volunteer then and was fortunate to survive the earthquake. I will always remember it, specially when such temblors happen around the globe, as just happened in Iran, late December, 2003.

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posted to Mount Huascaran Earthquake 1970. at Mon Dec 29 22:50:18 EST 2003.

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the earthquake was so scary, my whole house was shaking, my dog got killed, because a shelf landed on him, i will never forget that day, my house was so shooken off of its foundation

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posted to 1970 Earthquake en El Peru in 1970. at Wed Apr 28 19:38:21 EDT 2004.

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posted to earthquake of peru 1970. at Fri May 07 14:12:29 EDT 2004.

Huascaran Earthquake in Peru, 1970

Read Barbara Bode, No Bells to Toll, as it covers the personal narratives and experiences that took place during and soon after the tragedy.

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posted to Earthquakes in Peru in 1970. at Mon May 10 21:03:03 EDT 2004.

No Bells To Toll

Thank you so much for the reference to No Bells To Toll. I was there in 1970 and this is the first time I have a reference to this book. Sometimes even today I am not sure I have gotten over that time. Sean D

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posted to earthquake in peru. at Wed Jan 19 00:17:27 EST 2005.

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Peru earthquake 1970

Search google for the words "Chimbote 1970". Chimbote is an industrial commercial fishing town a couple hundred miles up the coast from Lima, which is Peru's capitol. Chimbote is a desolate place, the only harbor on a barren and mountainous coast with no beaches or greenery. But it is near Pacific currents that teem with fish. An earthquake in late 1970 devastated Chimbote and all the villages in the valleys inland from it, killing thousands. I was a navy officer on the USS GUAM, a helicopter carrier stationed in the Caribbean Sea. We were sent dozens of navy doctors and medics from the States, and ordered to go through the Panama Canal to lie off Chimbote to give aid. We carried about 20 helicopters, and had room for 1500 marines. We were chosen for this mission because our helicopters were the only way of getting back into the remote valleys. The doctors gave medical aid to thousands in the mountains, and put the worst cases on helicopters. The ship's empty troop quarters were filled with injured Peruvians.

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posted to earthquake of peru 1970. at Tue Dec 28 22:32:49 EST 2004.

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posted to Peru earthquake 1970. at Wed Dec 29 07:37:27 EST 2004.

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posted to Peru earthquake 1970. at Sat Jan 22 21:54:21 EST 2005.

1970 Peruvian earthquake

Hello, In 1970 I was a USAF Combat Control Staff Sergeant out of Lockbourne, AFB in Columbus Ohio. I was TDY (temporary duty) to Howard AFB in the Panama Canal Zone when the earthquake happened. Myself and another Combat Controller, Leonard Holmes, went with Colonel Beckett and the C-130 detachment at Howard to offer relief to Peru. We surveyed the disaster area decided to use a road at Anta as a drop zone and eventual runway. Len and I deployed to Anta two days after the quake, the first outsiders to arrive, and began directing airdrops of supplies as well as beginning the construction of a landing zone from the road through the area where, withing a week, we had C-130's landing and taking off. I'd be happy to help you in anyway I can. Rich Eubanks writerrich@aol.com

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posted to earthquake of peru 1970. at Wed Dec 29 07:27:22 EST 2004.

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posted to earthquake of peru 1970. at Fri Feb 18 03:53:59 EST 2005.

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posted to earthquake of peru 1970. at Thu Mar 17 17:37:24 EST 2005.

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posted to 1970 Earthquake en El Peru in 1970. at Fri Nov 12 19:42:11 EST 2004.

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posted to 1970 Earthquake en El Peru in 1970. at Thu Jan 20 22:12:23 EST 2005.

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posted to i need info on this earthquake. at Wed Feb 23 06:53:50 EST 2005.

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posted to mount huazcaran. at Sat Mar 05 07:14:00 EST 2005.

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what is the 1970 peru earthquake about?

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posted to 1970 Earthquake en El Peru in 1970. at Thu Feb 10 17:39:05 EST 2005.

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it was a huge quake that measured over 8. the quake caused 1 of the biggest glacial avalanchs in recorded history.

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posted to peru earthquake. at Tue Feb 15 17:19:22 EST 2005.

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posted to peru. at Wed May 25 11:38:44 EDT 2005.

Chimbote

Danielito, did you know another Peace Core person in Peru at that time named Vanancia Mol....? That earthquake was truly awfull. I believe the number of orphans left after the event exceeded 90,000. Sean D

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posted to 1970 Earthquake en El Peru in 1970. at Tue Mar 08 14:25:18 EST 2005.

what happened

i need to know what happened in 1970, i also need to know what happened imediately after the earth quake

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posted to 1970 Earthquake en El Peru in 1970. at Wed Mar 16 00:31:40 EST 2005.

Did you know?

Did you know that it was actually renamed as "Cumbre Ana Peck" after ANnie Smith Peck had climbed it in 1908 which is (1908-2004) 96 years ago?

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posted to Mount Huascaran Earthquake 1970. at Tue Mar 09 12:42:10 EST 2004.

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what was the magnitude of the earthquake?

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posted to Mount Huascaran Earthquake 1970. at Tue Mar 23 20:51:31 EST 2004.

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posted to Mount Huascaran Earthquake 1970. at Fri Mar 26 16:51:19 EST 2004.

earthquake!!!!!

I want to know exactly where the peru 1970 earthquake took place. also how much it travelled and in richter scale how much was the earthquake in lima? This is for a school proyect please answer soon.

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posted to Mount Huascaran Earthquake 1970. at Wed Apr 28 19:20:22 EDT 2004.

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like what is a earthquake i mean they are so distructive and so creepey

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posted to Mount Huascaran Earthquake 1970. at Fri May 07 14:20:20 EDT 2004.

Earth Quakes in Belize in 1992

Belize earth quakes

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i think that is a sad and tragic event

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posted to Mount Huascaran Earthquake 1970. at Fri May 14 14:06:27 EDT 2004.

Length in Seconds

How long did this earthquake last in seconds?

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