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Natural Disasters in Peru

321 significant events · page 1/6

Significant natural disasters recorded within Peru, sorted by magnitude and impact. Location is determined from coordinates against modern national borders; each event has its own page with date, source and nearby events.

  1. 1.1716 CEEarthquake — Peru, Pueblo De Torata In Tacna (M 8.8)
  2. 2.1513 CEEarthquake — Peru (M 8.7)
  3. 3.1619 CEEarthquake — Peru, Trujillo, Piura, Santa (Ms 8.6)· 350 deaths
  4. 4.1716 CEEarthquake — Peru (M 8.6)
  5. 5.1609 CEEarthquake — Peru (M 8.6)
  6. 6.1687 CEEarthquake — Peru, Lima (Ms 8.5)· 5,000 deaths
  7. 7.1604 CEEarthquake — Peru, Arequipa, Chile: Arica (Ms 8.5)· 174 deaths
  8. 8.2001 CEEarthquake — Peru, Arequipa, Moquegua, Tacna, Ayacucho (Mw 8.4)· 103 deaths
  9. 9.2001 CEEarthquake — 6 km SSW of Atico, Peru (Mww 8.4)
  10. 10.1678 CEEarthquake — Peru, Lima, Salinas-Huaura, Lima, Callao, Chancay (Ms 8.4)
  11. 11.1940 CEEarthquake — Peru (Mw 8.2)· 179 deaths
  12. 12.1582 CEEarthquake — Peru, Socabaya, Arequipa (Ms 8.2)· 35 deaths
  13. 13.1942 CEEarthquake — Peru, Ica, Nazca (Mw 8.2)· 30 deaths
  14. 14.1940 CEEarthquake — 21 km SE of Huacho, Peru (Mw 8.2)
  15. 15.1942 CEEarthquake — 21 km NNE of Minas de Marcona, Peru (Mw 8.1)
  16. 16.1650 CEEarthquake — Peru, Cuzco, Collao, Lima, Bolivia: Sicasica (M 8.1)
  17. 17.1600 CEEarthquake — Peru, Omate (M 8.1)
  18. 18.1746 CEEarthquake — Peru, Lima, Callao (Ms 8)· 5,941 deaths
  19. 19.2007 CEEarthquake — Peru, Ica, Pisco, Lima (Mw 8)· 596 deaths
  20. 20.1784 CEEarthquake — Peru, Arequipa, Camana, Moquegua, Tambo (Ms 8)· 383 deaths
  21. 21.2019 CEEarthquake — Peru, La Libertad, Cajamarca, Ecuador (Mw 8)· 2 deaths
  22. 22.2019 CEEarthquake — 78 km NE of Navarro, Peru (Mww 8)
  23. 23.2007 CEEarthquake — 41 km SW of San Vicente de Cañete, Peru (Mwc 8)
  24. 24.1471 CEEarthquake — Peru (M 8)
  25. 25.1970 CEEarthquake — Peru, Northern, Pisco, Chiclayo (Mw 7.9)· 66,794 deaths
  26. 26.1600 CEEarthquake — Peru, Volcan Huaynaputina (M 7.9)· 1,500 deaths
  27. 27.1970 CEEarthquake — 34 km SW of Chimbote, Peru (Mw 7.9)
  28. 28.1951 CEEarthquake — Peru (M 7.9)
  29. 29.1950 CEEarthquake — Peru (M 7.9)
  30. 30.1922 CEEarthquake — 143 km ESE of San Antonio del Estrecho, Peru (Mw 7.9)
  31. 31.1906 CEEarthquake — Peru, Off South Coast (Ms 7.9)
  32. 32.1960 CEEarthquake — Peru, Arequipa, Chuquibamba, Caraveli, Cotahuasi (Ms 7.8)· 63 deaths
  33. 33.1699 CEEarthquake — Peru, Lima (M 7.8)
  34. 34.1913 CEEarthquake — 37 km SSW of Atico, Peru (Mw 7.73)
  35. 35.1725 CEEarthquake — Peru, Trujillo, Ancash, Lima (Ms 7.7)· 1,500 deaths
  36. 36.1833 CEEarthquake — Peru-Chile, Peru: Tacna, Chile: Arica (Ms 7.7)· 700 deaths
  37. 37.1996 CEEarthquake — Peru, Chincha Alta, Acari, Nazca, Marcona (Mw 7.7)· 14 deaths
  38. 38.1996 CEEarthquake — 60 km SW of Changuillo, Peru (Mwc 7.7)
  39. 39.1963 CEEarthquake — Peru, S (M 7.7)
  40. 40.1897 CEEarthquake — Peru (M 7.7)
  41. 41.1963 CEEarthquake — 50 km N of Sandia, Peru (Mw 7.67)
  42. 42.1947 CEEarthquake — Peru, Satipo, Andamarca, Acobamba, La Merced, Victoc (Mw 7.6)· 233 deaths
  43. 43.1970 CEEarthquake — Peru, N, Ecuador: S (Ms 7.6)· 82 deaths
  44. 44.2015 CEEarthquake — Peru-Brazil (Mw 7.6)
  45. 45.2015 CEEarthquake — Peru-Brazil (Mw 7.6)
  46. 46.2015 CEEarthquake — 155 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru (Mww 7.6)
  47. 47.2015 CEEarthquake — 185 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru (Mww 7.6)
  48. 48.1961 CEEarthquake — 132 km W of Iñapari, Peru (Mw 7.6)
  49. 49.1947 CEEarthquake — 23 km E of Santa Rosa, Peru (Mw 7.6)
  50. 50.1922 CEEarthquake — Peru (Ms 7.6)
  51. 51.1921 CEEarthquake — Peru (M 7.6)
  52. 52.1907 CEEarthquake — Peru (M 7.6)
  53. 53.1725 CEEarthquake — Peru, Arequipa (Ms 7.6)
  54. 54.1552 CEEarthquake — Peru (M 7.6)
  55. 55.2005 CEEarthquake — Peru, Lamas, Chachapoyas, Moyobamba, Tarapota (Mw 7.5)· 5 deaths
  56. 56.2021 CEEarthquake — Peru, Amazonas (Mw 7.5)
  57. 57.2021 CEEarthquake — 43 km NNW of Barranca, Peru (Mww 7.5)
  58. 58.2005 CEEarthquake — 39 km NW of Yurimaguas, Peru (Mwb 7.5)
  59. 59.1961 CEEarthquake — Peru (M 7.5)
  60. 60.1958 CEEarthquake — Peru, S (M 7.5)

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