November 16, 1907 Earthquake: Peru
An earthquake struck Peru on November 16, 1907 at 10:10:00 UTC, 150 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
- November 16, 1907
- Time
- 10:10:00 UTC
- Place
- Peru
- Focal depth
- 150 km (93 mi)
- Intensity
- 6 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 8.010° S, 76.790° 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.
November 16, 1907, 10:10 UTC, 8.010 S, 76.790 W, depth 150 km, intensity VI. (reference #1208)
November 16, 1907, 10:10 UTC, 8.010 S, 76.790 W, magnitude 8.7 MS, depth 150 km. (reference #1221)
November 16, 1907, at 05:10 [local time]. Shock felt on the coast between Lambayeque and Casma, in the central region at Tarma, Cerro and de Pasco, Huanuco, and in the Forest between Masisea and Puerto Bermdez. (reference #1111)
The magnitude of this earthquake is questionable since the earthquake is not listed in the following references:
Duda, Seweryn J., 1965, Secular seismic energy release in the circum-Pacific belt. Tectonophysics, vol. 2, no. 5, p. 409-452. (reference #88)
Gutenberg, B., and C.F. Richter, 1965, Seismicity of the earth and associated phenomena. Princeton University Press, 1954 (second edition); Hafner Publishing Company, New York and London (facsimile edition), 310 p. (reference #130)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
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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 2828.