April 18, 1962 Earthquake: Casma,huaraz,quiruvilca,trujillo, Peru
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Casma,huaraz,quiruvilca,trujillo, Peru on April 18, 1962 at 19:14:41 UTC, 49 km below the surface. It killed 4 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
- April 18, 1962
- Time
- 19:14:41 UTC
- Place
- Casma,huaraz,quiruvilca,trujillo, Peru
- Magnitude
- 6.4 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 49 km (30 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 9.941° S, 78.933° W
- Country
- Peru
The toll
- Deaths
- 4
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 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 #45 lists 9 deaths, moderate damage in Casma area.
Reference #1111 lists magnitude 6.3 and 4 deaths.
Reference #13779 lists 4 deaths.
Reference #10476 (v.10) lists 1962-04-18 19:14:41.43 UTC, 9.941 S 78.933 W, magnitude 6.38 Mw
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- May 31, 1970, Northern, Pisco, Chiclayo, Peru
- January 7, 1725, Trujillo, Ancash, Lima, Peru
- October 17, 1966, Lima,huacho,huaura, Chancay,supe,san Nicolas, Peru
- February 21, 1996, Chimbote, Callao, Northern, Peru
- June 7, 2020, Chimbote, Coast, Peru
- September 24, 1963, Huayllacayan,cajacay,malyas,malvas,huaraz, Peru
- January 11, 1986, Huarmey, Casma, Huarax, Chimbote, Peru
- August 21, 1985, Chimbote, Coast, Peru
- June 18, 1678, Lima,salinas-Huaura,lima,callao,chancay, Peru
- September 3, 1967, Off Coast, 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 4261.