June 28, 1846 Earthquake: Peru
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Peru on June 28, 1846 at 01:15 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
- June 28, 1846
- Time
- 01:15 UTC
- Place
- Peru
- Magnitude
- 7.9 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 50 km (31 mi)
- Intensity
- 6 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 14.000° S, 76.800° 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.
1846, June 28, 01:15 UTC. 14 S, 76.8 W, depth 50 km, intensity VI. (reference #1208)
1846, June 28, 01:15 UTC. 14 S, 76.8 W, depth 50 km, magnitude 7.86. (reference #1221)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- 1657, Lima,callao, 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
- May 28, 1948, Canete, Peru
- December 10, 1950, Ica,chimbote,huaraz,cajamarca,cuzco,moquegua, Peru
- March 28, 1982, Coast, Lunahuana, Lima, Huancayo, Peru
- May 12, 2022, Lima, Callao, Chilca, Peru
- October 28, 2011, San Vicente DE Canete, Peru
- June 23, 2021, Mala, Canete, 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 1878.