January 15, 1960 Earthquake: Lima,nazca,ica,huancavelic,palpa,huaitara, Peru
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Lima,nazca,ica,huancavelic,palpa,huaitara, Peru on January 15, 1960 at 09:30:21 UTC, 65 km below the surface.
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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
- January 15, 1960
- Time
- 09:30:21 UTC
- Place
- Lima,nazca,ica,huancavelic,palpa,huaitara, Peru
- Magnitude
- 7.1 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 65 km (40 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 15.008° S, 74.867° W
- Country
- Peru
The toll
- Injuries
- Few (about 1 to 50)
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Few (about 1 to 50)
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.
4 injured and minor damage in lca province (reference #45)
Reference #13779 lists injuries
Reference #10476 (v.10) lists 1960-01-15 09:30:21.63 UTC, 15.008 N 74.867 W, magnitude 7.1 Mw
Note: some references lists impacts from 13 January 1960
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- May 12, 1664, Ica, Pisco, Peru
- June 23, 2001, Arequipa, Moquegua, Tacna, Ayacucho, Peru
- December 18, 1594, Ica, Peru
- December 2, 1914, Pararca,paysa,colta,oyala, Peru
- March 30, 1813, Ica, Peru
- August 24, 1942, Ica, Nazca, Peru
- May 7, 1647, Peru
- November 12, 1996, Chincha Alta, Acari, Nazca, Marcona, Peru
- November 12, 1980, S Central, Peru
- December 24, 1959, Ayacucho,pomabamba,moyobamba,huahuapuquio, Peru
- October 15, 1971, Apurimac, Peru
- December 10, 1950, Ica,chimbote,huaraz,cajamarca,cuzco,moquegua, Peru
- January 14, 2018, Yauca, Peru
- October 28, 2011, San Vicente DE Canete, Peru
- September 25, 2013, Arequipa, 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 4213.