July 5, 2001 Earthquake: Caraveli, Chala, Arica, Iquique, Parinacota, Peru
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Caraveli, Chala, Arica, Iquique, Parinacota, Peru on July 5, 2001 at 13:53:48 UTC, 62 km below the surface.
Map
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 5, 2001
- Time
- 13:53:48 UTC
- Place
- Caraveli, Chala, Arica, Iquique, Parinacota, Peru
- Magnitude
- 6.6 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 62 km (39 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 16.086° S, 73.987° W
- Country
- Peru
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 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.
At least 300 buildings previously weakened by
the June 23 earthquake were destroyed. Felt (V) at
Caraveli and Chala. Felt (III) at Arica, Iquique and
Parinacota, Chile. Also felt at Cochabamba, La Paz and
Santa Cruz, Bolivia. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- July 10, 1821, Camana, Ocona, Caraveli, Peru
- June 23, 2001, Arequipa, Moquegua, Tacna, Ayacucho, Peru
- January 13, 1960, Arequipa,chuquibamba,caraveli,cotahuasi, Peru
- December 2, 1914, Pararca,paysa,colta,oyala, Peru
- January 15, 1958, Arequipa, Peru
- February 16, 1979, Arequipa, Peru
- May 7, 1647, Peru
- January 14, 2018, Yauca, Peru
- July 18, 2017, Arequipa, Peru
- August 11, 2017, Arequipa, Peru
- April 3, 1999, Camana, Arequipa, Peru
- August 19, 1869, Arequipa, Peru
- June 28, 2024, Arequipa, Peru
- September 25, 2013, Arequipa, Peru
- July 28, 1913, 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 5603.