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Everything Everywhere Daily

The 1970 Ancash Earthquake

Everything Everywhere Daily

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.81.8K Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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On May 31, 1970, one of the most devastating disasters in Peruvian history occurred.  A magnitude 7.9 earthquake hit just off the coast of Peru, creating the most catastrophic natural disaster in the country's history.   The “Ancash” or “Great Peruvian Earthquake” not only caused disastrous short-term loss of life, but also had long-term impacts that shaped multiple spheres of Peruvian life for years to come.  Learn about the Ancash Earthquake and its devastating impact on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Mint Mobile Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at mintmobile.com/eed Stash Go to get.stash.com/EVERYTHING to see how you can receive $25 towards your first stock purchase. ExpressVPN Go to expressvpn.com/EED to get an extra four months of ExpressVPN for free!w Subscribe to the podcast!  https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer   Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/  Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

On May 31st, 1970, one of the most devastating disasters in Peruvian history occurred.

0:05.0

A magnitude 7.9 earthquake hit just off the coast of Peru, creating the most catastrophic natural disaster in the country's history.

0:14.0

The Oncash, or Great Peruvian earthquake, not only caused a disastrous loss of life, but also had long-term impacts that shape Peru for years

0:22.2

to come. And it also showed, perhaps more than any other earthquake, it isn't how much the ground

0:28.3

necessarily moves, but also what it moves. Learn more about the Oncash earthquake and its devastating

0:35.0

impact on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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T's and Clusions apply. 18 plus, Gammonaware. Dot-Owl. Before I get into the details of the Ancash earthquake,

1:53.5

I'd like to explain the geological conditions that makes Peru more susceptible to earthquakes when

1:58.7

compared to other countries. Peru is located on the Pacific Ring of Fire.

2:04.0

The Ring of Fire received its name from holding roughly two-thirds of the world's active volcanoes

2:08.5

and the Earth's greatest concentration of earthquakes.

2:12.5

The volcanoes are located on tectonic boundaries, where two or more tectonic plates move against each other.

2:19.1

If you recall my episode on volcanoes, these plates can rub against each other or be subducted

2:24.3

below another plate. These plate boundaries can result in islands, mountains, volcanoes, and deep

2:30.0

ocean ridges. A common side effect of the movement of these tectonic plates is earthquakes.

2:36.8

Earthquakes are a result of sudden movements along geologic faults. This sudden shift

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