August 15, 1582 Earthquake: Peru

Date

August 15, 1582

Place

Peru

Magnitude

7.8

Focal depth

30 km (19 mi)

Intensity

7 on the Modified Mercalli scale

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

12.200° S, 77.600° W

Country

Peru

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

• 1657, Lima,callao, Peru11,000 deaths · 90 km
• 1654, Lima, Chile, Peru11,000 deaths · 109 km
• October 29, 1746, Lima, Callao, PeruM8 · 5,941 deaths · 49 km
• October 20, 1687, Lima, PeruM8.5 · 5,000 deaths · 187 km
• August 15, 2007, Ica, Pisco, Lima, PeruM8 · 596 deaths · $600 million · 93,708 houses destroyed · 171 km
• October 17, 1966, Lima,huacho,huaura, Chancay,supe,san Nicolas, PeruM8.1 · 110 deaths · $35 million · 197 km
• October 3, 1974, Lima, Callao, PeruM8.1 · 78 deaths · $10 million · 22 km
• March 30, 1828, Lima, Callao, PeruM8.3 · 30 deaths · 24 km
• July 10, 1586, Lima, PeruM8.5 · 22 deaths · 16 km
• January 5, 1974, Lima, Yauyos, PeruM6.3 · 10 deaths · 136 km
• April 18, 1993, Lima, PeruM6.3 · 6 deaths · 30 houses destroyed · 131 km
• January 8, 1865, Peru5 deaths · 59 km
• May 28, 1948, Canete, PeruM7 · 4 deaths · 149 km
• March 28, 1982, Coast, Lunahuana, Lima, Huancayo, PeruM6.1 · 3 deaths · $5 million · 175 km
• May 12, 2022, Lima, Callao, Chilca, PeruM5.4 · 2 deaths · 4 houses destroyed · 82 km

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