November 1, 1947 Earthquake: Satipo,andamarca,acobamba,la Merced,victoc, Peru
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Satipo,andamarca,acobamba,la Merced,victoc, Peru on November 1, 1947 at 14:58:57 UTC, 20 km below the surface. It killed 233 people.
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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 1, 1947
- Time
- 14:58:57 UTC
- Place
- Satipo,andamarca,acobamba,la Merced,victoc, Peru
- Magnitude
- 7.6 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 20 km (12 mi)
- Intensity
- 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 10.960° S, 74.676° W
- Country
- Peru
The toll
- Deaths
- 233
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Reference #1111 and #13779 lists magnitude 7.6, MMI IX, total death is unknown but in the populated centers of Satipo, Andamarca, La Merced, Victoc, Comas, Perene, and others alone, it amounted to two hundred. Severe damage.
Reference #45 lists 233 reported killed. Considerable property damage around Satipo. Mag 7.3
Reference #10476 (v.10) lists 1947-11-01 14:58:57.09 UTC, 10.96 S 74.676 W, magnitude 7.6 Mw
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 3866.