M5.8 earthquake 1 km S of Huangala, Peru
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 1 km S of Huangala, Peru on Wed, Oct 5, 2022, 3:26 AM GMT-5 (08:26 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-10-05 08:26:19 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.855° S, 80.600° W
- Region
- Peru
- Felt reports
- 9
- Strongest shaking
- VI, strong shaking
- PAGER alert
- Yellow
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.8 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.073 · 18 stations |
| 5.8 | Mi | NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center | First automatic solution · Reviewed · 24 stations |
| 5.8 | Mwb, body-wave moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Moment tensor · Reviewed |
| 5.8 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS, automatic first solution | First automatic solution · Confirmed |
Deaths and damage
From NOAA NCEI’s Significant Earthquake Database (record 10650), matched to this event by time and place.
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 7
- Houses damaged
- 10
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
At least 2 people injured, 7 homes destroyed and 10 damaged and landslides damaged roads in Piura.
From the USGS event page for us6000ir0b. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VI, strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 14.2% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 5.3 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
9 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VIII, severe shaking.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Yellow: some damage and deaths possible, a local or regional response
| Range | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 35% |
| 1 to 10 | 48% |
| 10 to 100 | 17% |
| 100 to 1,000 | 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
| Range, million USD | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 58% |
| 1 to 10 | 36% |
| 10 to 100 | 6% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Strike-slip
- Moment magnitude
- 5.8 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 231°, dip 13°, rake 169°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 332°, dip 88°, rake 77°
- Landslide alert
- Green
- Liquefaction alert
- Green
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.1 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From modeling of broad-band P waveforms
- Station coverage gap
- 36°
- Stations used
- 114
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.45 km NNE of Huangala, Peru · 1438 days ago · 59 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.5Peru-Ecuador border region · 1438 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
- 4.511 km NW of Tablazo Norte, Peru · 1430 days ago · 50 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
- 5.127 km SE of Papayal, Peru · 1424 days ago · 54 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 12
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ir0b (also filed as usauto6000ir0b, pt22278001). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:48 AM UTC.