January 5, 1974 Earthquake: Lima, Yauyos, Peru

Date

January 5, 1974

Time

08:33:50 UTC

Place

Lima, Yauyos, Peru

Magnitude

6.3 (mb)

Focal depth

98 km (61 mi)

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

12.300° S, 76.350° W

Country

Peru

Deaths

10

Injuries

Many (about 101 to 1,000)

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.

• 1654, Lima, Chile, Peru11,000 deaths · 35 km
• 1657, Lima,callao, Peru11,000 deaths · 50 km
• October 29, 1746, Lima, Callao, PeruM8 · 5,941 deaths · 98 km
• October 20, 1687, Lima, PeruM8.5 · 5,000 deaths · 134 km
• August 15, 2007, Ica, Pisco, Lima, PeruM8 · 596 deaths · $600 million · 93,708 houses destroyed · 124 km
• October 1, 1969, Huaytapallana, Lampa, Chilifruta, PeruM6.6 · 130 deaths · $5 million · 150 km
• October 3, 1974, Lima, Callao, PeruM8.1 · 78 deaths · $10 million · 156 km
• December 18, 1594, Ica, Peru40 deaths · 193 km
• March 30, 1828, Lima, Callao, PeruM8.3 · 30 deaths · 160 km
• July 10, 1586, Lima, PeruM8.5 · 22 deaths · 147 km
• December 24, 1937, Huancabamba,oxapampa,el Progreso,san David, PeruM6.5 · 15 deaths · 92 houses destroyed · 186 km
• April 18, 1993, Lima, PeruM6.3 · 6 deaths · 30 houses destroyed · 75 km
• July 19, 2026, Junin, PeruM5.5 · 6 deaths · 4,846 houses destroyed · 118 km
• January 8, 1865, Peru5 deaths · 88 km
• May 28, 1948, Canete, PeruM7 · 4 deaths · 80 km

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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 4653.