December 26, 1906 Earthquake: Off South Coast, Peru

Date

December 26, 1906

Time

06:53:28 UTC

Place

Off South Coast, Peru

Magnitude

7.9 (Ms)

Focal depth

33 km (21 mi)

Tsunami

Yes: the tsunami it caused

Epicenter

18.000° S, 71.000° W

Country

Peru

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

• August 13, 1868, Arica, ChileM8.5 · 25,000 deaths · $300 million · 67 km
• February 19, 1600, Volcan Huaynaputina, PeruM7.9 · 1,500 deaths · 134 km
• September 18, 1833, Arica, Tacna, Chile, Peru, Peru-ChileM7.7 · 700 deaths · 1,001 houses destroyed · 28 km
• May 13, 1784, Arequipa,camana,moquegua,tambo, PeruM8 · 383 deaths · 198 km
• November 24, 1604, Arica, Arequipa, Chile, PeruM8.5 · 174 deaths · 15 km
• January 22, 1582, Socabaya,arequipa, PeruM8.2 · 35 deaths · 300 houses destroyed · 168 km
• April 1, 2014, Iquique, Alto Hospicio, Northern, ChileM8.2 · 7 deaths · $100 million · 181 km
• August 8, 1987, Arica, Iquique, ChileM6.9 · 5 deaths · $1 million · 1,000 houses destroyed · 156 km
• August 13, 1987, Arequipa, Tacna, Arica, Peru, ChileM6.4 · 1 death · 14 km
• May 11, 1948, Arequipa,moquegua,tacna,torata,quellaveco, PeruM6.5 · 1 death · 103 km
• July 7, 2001, Arequipa, Arica, PeruM7.6 · 1 death · 200 houses destroyed · 125 km
• May 31, 1895, Northern, Chile0 km
• May 6, 2010, Tacna, PeruM6.2 · 48 km
• October 9, 1831, Tacna, Arequipa, Arica, Peru, ChileM7.8 · Deaths: some · 56 km
• August 14, 1868, Arica, ChileM8.5 · 67 km

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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 2798.