October 1, 2005 Earthquake: Moquegua, Peru
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Moquegua, Peru on October 1, 2005 at 22:19:51 UTC, 20 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 1, 2005
- Time
- 22:19:51 UTC
- Place
- Moquegua, Peru
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 20 km (12 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 16.635° S, 70.794° W
- Country
- Peru
The toll
- Injuries
- 10
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 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.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- 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 23, 1991, Maca, Chivay, Yanque, Peru
- January 22, 1582, Socabaya,arequipa, Peru
- January 15, 1958, Arequipa, Peru
- August 15, 2016, Arequipa, Peru
- October 9, 1955, Mungui,la Union Prov,arequipa,toro,cotahuasi, Peru
- May 11, 1948, Arequipa,moquegua,tacna,torata,quellaveco, Peru
- July 8, 2008, Arequipa, Peru
- August 13, 1987, Arequipa, Tacna, Arica, Peru, Chile
- December 1, 2016, Puno, Lampa, Peru
- July 7, 2001, Arequipa, Arica, Peru
- April 3, 1999, Camana, 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 6777.