August 9, 2001 Earthquake: Antabama, Peru
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Antabama, Peru on August 9, 2001 at 02:06:59 UTC, 33 km below the surface. It killed 4 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
- August 9, 2001
- Time
- 02:06:59 UTC
- Place
- Antabama, Peru
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 33 km (21 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 14.258° S, 72.683° W
- Country
- Peru
The toll
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 15
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- 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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Four people killed, fifteen seriously injured and seventy percent of the houses destroyed in the Antabamba area. Felt in
the Abancay area. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 17, 1707, Cuzco, Peru
- November 4, 1913, Amyaraes, Abancay, Casaya, Soraya, Peru
- May 21, 1950, Cusco, Peru
- July 23, 1991, Maca, Chivay, Yanque, Peru
- January 31, 1943, Yanacoa, Pampamarca, Peru
- January 13, 1960, Arequipa,chuquibamba,caraveli,cotahuasi, Peru
- December 2, 1914, Pararca,paysa,colta,oyala, Peru
- April 5, 1986, Cuzco, Peru
- August 15, 2016, Arequipa, Peru
- September 28, 2014, Paruro Province, Peru
- December 24, 1959, Ayacucho,pomabamba,moyobamba,huahuapuquio, Peru
- October 15, 1971, Apurimac, Peru
- March 24, 1739, Santa Catalina, Peru
- April 13, 1861, Peru
- March 31, 1650, Sicasica, Cuzco,collao,lima, Bolivia, 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 5607.