October 9, 1955 Earthquake: Mungui,la Union Prov,arequipa,toro,cotahuasi, Peru
An earthquake struck Mungui,la Union Prov,arequipa,toro,cotahuasi, Peru on October 9, 1955 at 21:03:00 UTC. It killed 1 person.
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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
- October 9, 1955
- Time
- 21:03:00 UTC
- Place
- Mungui,la Union Prov,arequipa,toro,cotahuasi, Peru
- Intensity
- 6 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 16.200° S, 71.300° W
- Country
- Peru
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Some (about 51 to 100)
- Houses damaged
- Some (about 51 to 100)
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.
1955 10 09, 21:03 UTC, 15.11 S 73.029 W (reference #1208)
1 death (reference #1111 and #13779)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- February 19, 1600, Volcan Huaynaputina, Peru
- May 13, 1784, Arequipa,camana,moquegua,tambo, Peru
- November 24, 1604, Arica, Arequipa, Chile, Peru
- July 10, 1821, Camana, Ocona, Caraveli, Peru
- July 23, 1991, Maca, Chivay, Yanque, Peru
- January 13, 1960, Arequipa,chuquibamba,caraveli,cotahuasi, Peru
- January 22, 1582, Socabaya,arequipa, Peru
- January 15, 1958, Arequipa, Peru
- February 16, 1979, Arequipa, Peru
- August 15, 2016, Arequipa, Peru
- July 8, 2008, Arequipa, Peru
- December 1, 2016, Puno, Lampa, Peru
- April 3, 1999, Camana, Arequipa, Peru
- May 11, 1948, Arequipa,moquegua,tacna,torata,quellaveco, Peru
- July 7, 2001, Arequipa, Arica, 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 4084.