July 7, 2001 Earthquake: Arequipa, Arica, Peru
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Arequipa, Arica, Peru on July 7, 2001 at 09:38:43 UTC, 33 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
- July 7, 2001
- Time
- 09:38:43 UTC
- Place
- Arequipa, Arica, Peru
- Magnitude
- 7.6 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 33 km (21 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 17.543° S, 72.077° W
- Country
- Peru
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 30
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 200
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 and 30 injured in Arequipa
Department. Hundreds of buildings that had been
weakened by the previous earthquakes were destroyed. A
very large boulder fell and blocked the Pan American
Highway. Some power outages occurred in the epicentral
area and in Arica, Chile. Felt (VI) at Ocona and in
the Tacna area. Felt strongly at Arequipa and Ilo.
Felt (V) at Arica, Tocora and Vitor; (IV) at
Camarones, Codpa, Illapata and Iquique; (III) at
Putre; (II) in the Antofagasta-Pisagua area, Chile. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- August 13, 1868, Arica, Chile
- February 19, 1600, Volcan Huaynaputina, Peru
- September 18, 1833, Arica, Tacna, Chile, Peru, Peru-Chile
- May 13, 1784, Arequipa,camana,moquegua,tambo, Peru
- November 24, 1604, Arica, Arequipa, Chile, Peru
- July 10, 1821, Camana, Ocona, Caraveli, Peru
- January 22, 1582, Socabaya,arequipa, Peru
- January 15, 1958, Arequipa, Peru
- February 16, 1979, Arequipa, Peru
- April 3, 1999, Camana, Arequipa, Peru
- August 13, 1987, Arequipa, Tacna, Arica, Peru, Chile
- October 9, 1955, Mungui,la Union Prov,arequipa,toro,cotahuasi, Peru
- July 8, 2008, Arequipa, Peru
- May 11, 1948, Arequipa,moquegua,tacna,torata,quellaveco, Peru
- 1513, 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 5604.