April 3, 1999 Earthquake: Camana, Arequipa, Peru
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Camana, Arequipa, Peru on April 3, 1999 at 06:17:18 UTC, 87 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
- April 3, 1999
- Time
- 06:17:18 UTC
- Place
- Camana, Arequipa, Peru
- Magnitude
- 6.8 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 87 km (54 mi)
- Intensity
- 6 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 16.660° S, 72.662° W
- Country
- Peru
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 50
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses damaged
- 300
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 in the Camana area. Fifty people injured and
at least 300 houses damaged (VI) in the Arequipa area. Felt
(IV) at Nazca and Pisco; (III) at Ica and Moquegua; (II) at
Cuzco and Lima. Also felt (V) at Arica and Putre; (IV) at
Camarones, Camina, Codpa, Iquique and Pozo Almonte; (III)
at Huara and Pica, Chile. Landslides temporarily blocked
the Pan American Highway at four locations in southern Peru. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- February 19, 1600, Volcan Huaynaputina, Peru
- May 13, 1784, Arequipa,camana,moquegua,tambo, Peru
- July 10, 1821, Camana, Ocona, Caraveli, Peru
- June 23, 2001, Arequipa, Moquegua, Tacna, Ayacucho, Peru
- July 23, 1991, Maca, Chivay, Yanque, Peru
- January 13, 1960, Arequipa,chuquibamba,caraveli,cotahuasi, Peru
- January 22, 1582, Socabaya,arequipa, Peru
- December 2, 1914, Pararca,paysa,colta,oyala, Peru
- January 15, 1958, Arequipa, Peru
- February 16, 1979, Arequipa, Peru
- August 15, 2016, Arequipa, Peru
- August 11, 2017, Arequipa, Peru
- July 18, 2017, Arequipa, Peru
- July 7, 2001, Arequipa, Arica, Peru
- July 8, 2008, Arequipa, 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 5520.