February 11, 1716 Earthquake: Peru
A magnitude 8.6 earthquake struck Peru on February 11, 1716 at 01:00 UTC, 50 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 11, 1716
- Time
- 01:00 UTC
- Place
- Peru
- Magnitude
- 8.6
- Focal depth
- 50 km (31 mi)
- Intensity
- 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 13.700° S, 76.000° W
- Country
- Peru
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Reference #1532 notes a claim that tremors the following day cause the sea to withdraw but eyewitness refutes.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- 1657, Lima,callao, Peru
- 1654, Lima, Chile, Peru
- October 20, 1687, Lima, Peru
- August 15, 2007, Ica, Pisco, Lima, Peru
- May 12, 1664, Ica, Pisco, Peru
- December 18, 1594, Ica, Peru
- March 30, 1813, Ica, Peru
- August 24, 1942, Ica, Nazca, Peru
- November 12, 1996, Chincha Alta, Acari, Nazca, Marcona, Peru
- January 5, 1974, Lima, Yauyos, Peru
- June 22, 1981, Central, Peru
- April 18, 1981, Ayacucho, Peru
- November 12, 1980, S Central, Peru
- July 19, 2026, Junin, Peru
- December 10, 1950, Ica,chimbote,huaraz,cajamarca,cuzco,moquegua, Peru
More
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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 1201.