January 20, 1932 Earthquake: Peru

Date

January 20, 1932

Time

02:30:00 UTC

Place

Peru

Magnitude

6.8

Focal depth

100 km (62 mi)

Intensity

9 on the Modified Mercalli scale

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

12.000° S, 77.500° W

Country

Peru

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

• 1657, Lima,callao, Peru11,000 deaths · 88 km
• 1654, Lima, Chile, Peru11,000 deaths · 98 km
• October 29, 1746, Lima, Callao, PeruM8 · 5,941 deaths · 33 km
• October 20, 1687, Lima, PeruM8.5 · 5,000 deaths · 199 km
• August 15, 2007, Ica, Pisco, Lima, PeruM8 · 596 deaths · $600 million · 93,708 houses destroyed · 182 km
• May 24, 1940, PeruM8.2 · 179 deaths · 175 km
• October 17, 1966, Lima,huacho,huaura, Chancay,supe,san Nicolas, PeruM8.1 · 110 deaths · $35 million · 186 km
• October 3, 1974, Lima, Callao, PeruM8.1 · 78 deaths · $10 million · 44 km
• March 30, 1828, Lima, Callao, PeruM8.3 · 30 deaths · 37 km
• July 10, 1586, Lima, PeruM8.5 · 22 deaths · 40 km
• December 24, 1937, Huancabamba,oxapampa,el Progreso,san David, PeruM6.5 · 15 deaths · 92 houses destroyed · 183 km
• January 5, 1974, Lima, Yauyos, PeruM6.3 · 10 deaths · 129 km
• April 18, 1993, Lima, PeruM6.3 · 6 deaths · 30 houses destroyed · 112 km
• January 8, 1865, Peru5 deaths · 44 km
• May 28, 1948, Canete, PeruM7 · 4 deaths · 155 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 3483.