October 31, 1999 Earthquake: Chuschi, Cangallo, Huancapi, Peru
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck Chuschi, Cangallo, Huancapi, Peru on October 31, 1999 at 13:27:42 UTC, 62 km below the surface.
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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 31, 1999
- Time
- 13:27:42 UTC
- Place
- Chuschi, Cangallo, Huancapi, Peru
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 62 km (39 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 13.640° S, 74.430° W
- Country
- Peru
The toll
- Injuries
- 30
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 210
- Houses damaged
- 1,100
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.
Thirty people injured, 210 adobe houses
destroyed and 1,100 damaged (VI) in the Chuschi area. Felt
(II) at Cangallo and Huancapi. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- May 12, 1664, Ica, Pisco, Peru
- November 4, 1913, Amyaraes, Abancay, Casaya, Soraya, Peru
- December 18, 1594, Ica, Peru
- March 30, 1813, Ica, Peru
- June 22, 1981, Central, Peru
- April 18, 1981, Ayacucho, Peru
- November 12, 1980, S Central, Peru
- December 24, 1959, Ayacucho,pomabamba,moyobamba,huahuapuquio, Peru
- October 15, 1971, Apurimac, Peru
- December 10, 1950, Ica,chimbote,huaraz,cajamarca,cuzco,moquegua, Peru
- October 28, 2011, San Vicente DE Canete, Peru
- September 23, 2024, Ayacucho, Peru
- April 13, 1861, Peru
- February 23, 1907, Peru
- March 24, 1739, Santa Catalina, 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 5540.