February 28, 1600 Earthquake: Omate, Peru
A magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Omate, Peru on February 28, 1600 at 20:00 UTC, 20 km below the surface.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- February 28, 1600
- Time
- 20:00 UTC
- Place
- Omate, Peru
- Magnitude
- 8.1
- Focal depth
- 20 km (12 mi)
- Intensity
- 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 16.600° S, 70.800° W
- Country
- Peru
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
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.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- February 19, 1600, Volcan Huaynaputina, Peru
- September 18, 1833, Arica, Tacna, Chile, Peru, Peru-Chile
- May 13, 1784, Arequipa,camana,moquegua,tambo, Peru
- November 24, 1604, Arica, Arequipa, Chile, Peru
- July 23, 1991, Maca, Chivay, Yanque, Peru
- January 22, 1582, Socabaya,arequipa, Peru
- January 15, 1958, Arequipa, Peru
- February 16, 1979, Arequipa, Peru
- August 15, 2016, Arequipa, Peru
- October 9, 1955, Mungui,la Union Prov,arequipa,toro,cotahuasi, Peru
- May 11, 1948, Arequipa,moquegua,tacna,torata,quellaveco, Peru
- July 8, 2008, Arequipa, Peru
- December 1, 2016, Puno, Lampa, Peru
- August 13, 1987, Arequipa, Tacna, Arica, Peru, Chile
- July 7, 2001, Arequipa, Arica, Peru
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 815.