March 28, 1982 Earthquake: Coast, Lunahuana, Lima, Huancayo, Peru
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Coast, Lunahuana, Lima, Huancayo, Peru on March 28, 1982 at 23:24:51 UTC, 95 km below the surface. It killed 3 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
- March 28, 1982
- Time
- 23:24:51 UTC
- Place
- Coast, Lunahuana, Lima, Huancayo, Peru
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 95 km (59 mi)
- Intensity
- 6 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 12.690° S, 76.065° W
- Country
- Peru
The toll
- Deaths
- 3
- Damage
- $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.
Three people reported killed and extensive damage (VI) at Lunahuana. Felt (V) at Lima. Also felt at Huancayo. (reference #1053)
March 1982, Peru, 3 people killed, $5 million damage. (reference #1250)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- 1657, Lima,callao, Peru
- 1654, Lima, Chile, Peru
- October 29, 1746, Lima, Callao, Peru
- October 20, 1687, Lima, Peru
- August 15, 2007, Ica, Pisco, Lima, Peru
- May 12, 1664, Ica, Pisco, Peru
- October 1, 1969, Huaytapallana, Lampa, Chilifruta, Peru
- October 3, 1974, Lima, Callao, Peru
- December 18, 1594, Ica, Peru
- March 30, 1813, Ica, Peru
- March 30, 1828, Lima, Callao, Peru
- July 10, 1586, Lima, Peru
- January 5, 1974, Lima, Yauyos, Peru
- June 22, 1981, Central, Peru
- April 18, 1981, Ayacucho, 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 4941.