October 15, 1971 Earthquake: Apurimac, Peru
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Apurimac, Peru on October 15, 1971 at 10:33:46 UTC, 54 km below the surface. It killed 5 people.
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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 15, 1971
- Time
- 10:33:46 UTC
- Place
- Apurimac, Peru
- Magnitude
- 5.7 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 54 km (34 mi)
- Intensity
- 9 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 14.100° S, 73.300° W
- Country
- Peru
The toll
- Deaths
- 5
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 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.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 17, 1707, Cuzco, Peru
- November 4, 1913, Amyaraes, Abancay, Casaya, Soraya, Peru
- May 21, 1950, Cusco, Peru
- January 31, 1943, Yanacoa, Pampamarca, Peru
- January 13, 1960, Arequipa,chuquibamba,caraveli,cotahuasi, Peru
- December 2, 1914, Pararca,paysa,colta,oyala, Peru
- April 5, 1986, Cuzco, Peru
- June 22, 1981, Central, Peru
- April 18, 1981, Ayacucho, Peru
- September 28, 2014, Paruro Province, Peru
- December 24, 1959, Ayacucho,pomabamba,moyobamba,huahuapuquio, Peru
- November 12, 1980, S Central, Peru
- August 9, 2001, Antabama, Peru
- March 24, 1739, Santa Catalina, Peru
- April 13, 1861, 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 4584.