January 11, 1986 Earthquake: Huarmey, Casma, Huarax, Chimbote, Peru
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Huarmey, Casma, Huarax, Chimbote, Peru on January 11, 1986 at 19:42:21 UTC, 39 km below the surface. It killed 1 person.
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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
- January 11, 1986
- Time
- 19:42:21 UTC
- Place
- Huarmey, Casma, Huarax, Chimbote, Peru
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 39 km (24 mi)
- Intensity
- 4 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 9.505° S, 77.512° W
- Country
- Peru
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 60
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.
One person killed. About 28 houses destroyed,
another 60 damaged and obout 100 people homeless in the
Huarmey orea. About 40 animals killed by landslides.
Felt (IV) at Casma and Huaraz ond (II) ot Chlmbote. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- May 31, 1970, Northern, Pisco, Chiclayo, Peru
- January 7, 1725, Trujillo, Ancash, Lima, Peru
- November 10, 1946, Jocaibamba,cerro Angaschaj,cerro Sillapata, Peru
- May 24, 1940, Peru
- October 17, 1966, Lima,huacho,huaura, Chancay,supe,san Nicolas, Peru
- December 24, 1937, Huancabamba,oxapampa,el Progreso,san David, Peru
- April 18, 1962, Casma,huaraz,quiruvilca,trujillo, Peru
- October 2, 1987, Santaog DE Chuco, Trujillo, Chimbote, Peru
- September 24, 1963, Huayllacayan,cajacay,malyas,malvas,huaraz, Peru
- June 7, 2020, Chimbote, Coast, Peru
- August 21, 1985, Chimbote, Coast, Peru
- June 18, 1678, Lima,salinas-Huaura,lima,callao,chancay, Peru
- November 16, 1907, 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 5089.