October 2, 1987 Earthquake: Santaog DE Chuco, Trujillo, Chimbote, Peru
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Santaog DE Chuco, Trujillo, Chimbote, Peru on October 2, 1987 at 22:27:55 UTC, 20 km below the surface. It killed 3 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 2, 1987
- Time
- 22:27:55 UTC
- Place
- Santaog DE Chuco, Trujillo, Chimbote, Peru
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 20 km (12 mi)
- Intensity
- 4 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 8.143° S, 77.954° W
- Country
- Peru
The toll
- Deaths
- 3
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million); Severe (about $5 to $25 million) with its tsunami and other effects
- Houses destroyed
- Many (101 to 1,000)
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.
- May 31, 1970, Northern, Pisco, Chiclayo, Peru
- January 7, 1725, Trujillo, Ancash, Lima, Peru
- November 10, 1946, Jocaibamba,cerro Angaschaj,cerro Sillapata, Peru
- February 14, 1619, Trujillo, Piura, Santa, Peru
- March 20, 1972, Juanjui, Peru
- January 11, 1986, Huarmey, Casma, Huarax, Chimbote, Peru
- June 7, 2020, Chimbote, Coast, Peru
- February 14, 1658, Trujillo, Peru
- November 16, 1907, Peru
- June 18, 1678, Lima,salinas-Huaura,lima,callao,chancay, Peru
- August 21, 1985, Chimbote, Coast, 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 5145.