September 26, 2005 Earthquake: Lamas, Chachapoyas, Moyobamba, Tarapota, Peru

Name: September 26, 2005 Earthquake: Lamas, Chachapoyas, Moyobamba, Tarapota, Peru
Start: 2005-09-26
Location: Lamas, Chachapoyas, Moyobamba, Tarapota, Peru

September 26, 2005 · M7.5 · 5 deaths

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Lamas, Chachapoyas, Moyobamba, Tarapota, Peru on September 26, 2005 at 01:55:37 UTC, 115 km below the surface. It killed 5 people.

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: September 26, 2005
Time: 01:55:37 UTC
Place: Lamas, Chachapoyas, Moyobamba, Tarapota, Peru
Magnitude: 7.5 (Mw)
Focal depth: 115 km (71 mi)
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 5.678° S, 76.398° W
Country: Peru

The toll

Deaths: 5
Injuries: 60
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.

Five people killed, at least 60 injured, about 70 percent of the houses destroyed and at least 200 buildings damaged at Lamas. Damage to buildings at Chachapoyas, Moyobamba and Tarapota. (reference #1053)

5 killed, 2505 affected. (reference #1250)

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

Significant earthquakes of 2005 The 2000s Every quake the USGS located in 2005 Recent earthquakes near here This day in weather history

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 6776.