February 14, 1658 Earthquake: Trujillo, Peru

Name: February 14, 1658 Earthquake: Trujillo, Peru
Start: 1658-02-14
Location: Trujillo, Peru

February 14, 1658

An earthquake struck Trujillo, Peru on February 14, 1658.

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 14, 1658
Place: Trujillo, Peru
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 8.100° S, 79.000° W
Country: Peru

The toll

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

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

May 31, 1970, Northern, Pisco, Chiclayo, PeruM7.9 · 66,794 deaths · $530 million · 124 km
January 7, 1725, Trujillo, Ancash, Lima, PeruM7.7 · 1,500 deaths · 100 km
November 10, 1946, Jocaibamba,cerro Angaschaj,cerro Sillapata, PeruM7.3 · 800 deaths · 171 km
February 14, 1619, Trujillo, Piura, Santa, PeruM8.6 · 350 deaths · 18 km
February 21, 1996, Chimbote, Callao, Northern, PeruM7.5 · 12 deaths · 15 houses destroyed · 178 km
October 2, 1987, Santaog DE Chuco, Trujillo, Chimbote, PeruM5.1 · 3 deaths · 115 km
June 7, 2020, Chimbote, Coast, PeruM4.5 · 1 death · 165 km
June 18, 1678, Lima,salinas-Huaura,lima,callao,chancay, PeruM8.4 · Deaths: many · 100 km
August 21, 1985, Chimbote, Coast, PeruM6.1 · 60 houses destroyed · 118 km

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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 1005.