September 24, 1963 Earthquake: Huayllacayan,cajacay,malyas,malvas,huaraz, Peru
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Huayllacayan,cajacay,malyas,malvas,huaraz, Peru on September 24, 1963 at 16:30:16 UTC, 75 km below the surface. It killed 1 person, counting the tsunami it caused.
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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
- September 24, 1963
- Time
- 16:30:16 UTC
- Place
- Huayllacayan,cajacay,malyas,malvas,huaraz, Peru
- Magnitude
- 7 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 75 km (47 mi)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 10.385° S, 78.022° W
- Country
- Peru
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses damaged
- Some (about 51 to 100) with its tsunami and other effects
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.
September 24, 1963, at 11:30 hours. Destructive earthquake in the villages in the Cordillera Negra, at latitude 10 deg S. It caused damage to rustic structures of adobe in the districts and hamlets of Huayllacayan, Cajacay, Malyas, Corparaco, Cajamarquilla, Ocros, Raquia, Congas, and Llipa, in the department of Ancash. Damage to the irrigation canals and roads, slumping of loose material from the hillsides. Collapse of a wall caused one death in Malvas. (reference #1111)
September 24, 1963, 16:30:16 UTC, 10.385 S, 78.022 W, magnitude 6.0 MS, depth 75 km. (reference #1221)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- May 31, 1970, Northern, Pisco, Chiclayo, Peru
- January 7, 1725, Trujillo, Ancash, Lima, Peru
- May 24, 1940, Peru
- October 17, 1966, Lima,huacho,huaura, Chancay,supe,san Nicolas, Peru
- March 30, 1828, Lima, Callao, Peru
- December 24, 1937, Huancabamba,oxapampa,el Progreso,san David, Peru
- February 21, 1996, Chimbote, Callao, Northern, Peru
- April 18, 1962, Casma,huaraz,quiruvilca,trujillo, Peru
- January 11, 1986, Huarmey, Casma, Huarax, Chimbote, Peru
- June 7, 2020, Chimbote, Coast, Peru
- March 17, 1584, Peru
- August 21, 1985, Chimbote, Coast, Peru
- November 15, 1555, Peru
- October 20, 1609, Peru
- June 18, 1678, Lima,salinas-Huaura,lima,callao,chancay, 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 4303.