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ID. PERUVIAN EARTHQUAKE, 11

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Peru Earthquake May 31, 1970. Slumping and fissuring of the paved road near the bay shore in western Chimbote due to liquefaction and lateral spreading of water-saturated beach sediments. 1970. Figure 8, U.S. Geological Survey Circular 639.

Peru Earthquake May 31, 1970. Slumping and fissuring of the paved road near the bay shore in western Chimbote due to liquefaction and lateral spreading of water-saturated beach sediments. 1970. Figure 8, U.S. Geological Survey Circular 639.

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