December 24, 1959 Earthquake: Ayacucho,pomabamba,moyobamba,huahuapuquio, Peru
An earthquake struck Ayacucho,pomabamba,moyobamba,huahuapuquio, Peru on December 24, 1959 at 12:50:00 UTC. It killed 7 people.
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
- December 24, 1959
- Time
- 12:50:00 UTC
- Place
- Ayacucho,pomabamba,moyobamba,huahuapuquio, Peru
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 13.500° S, 74.000° W
- Country
- Peru
The toll
- Deaths
- 7
- Injuries
- 37
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 250
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 7 deaths, 37 injured. 250 homes in Pomabamba destroyed.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 4, 1913, Amyaraes, Abancay, Casaya, Soraya, Peru
- March 30, 1813, Ica, Peru
- June 22, 1981, Central, Peru
- April 18, 1981, Ayacucho, Peru
- November 12, 1980, S Central, Peru
- October 15, 1971, Apurimac, Peru
- August 9, 2001, Antabama, Peru
- October 31, 1999, Chuschi, Cangallo, Huancapi, Peru
- April 13, 1861, Peru
- September 23, 2024, Ayacucho, Peru
- March 24, 1739, Santa Catalina, Peru
- February 23, 1907, Peru
- January 30, 2012, Ica, Peru
- January 15, 1960, Lima,nazca,ica,huancavelic,palpa,huaitara, 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 4209.