The Peru–Chile Trench, also known as the Atacama Trench, is an oceanic trench in the eastern Pacific Ocean, about 160 kilometres off the coast of Peru and Chile. It reaches a maximum depth of 8,065 m
The 1970 Ancash earthquake occurred on 31 May off the coast of Peru in the Pacific Ocean at 15:23:29 local time. Combined with a resultant landslide, it is the most catastrophic natural disaster in th
U.S. first lady Pat Nixon led American aid efforts after the earthquake. She aided in taking relief supplies to earthquake victims (above) and visited children in hospitals (below).