October 31, 2005 Earthquake: Northern Peru
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Northern Peru on October 31, 2005 at 02:10:28 UTC, 40 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
- October 31, 2005
- Time
- 02:10:28 UTC
- Place
- Northern Peru
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 40 km (25 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 5.852° S, 78.704° W
- Country
- Peru
The toll
- Houses destroyed
- 20
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.
Twenty homes damaged in the epicentral area.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- May 30, 1990, Moyabamba-Riojo, Peru
- April 5, 1991, Rioja, Moyobamba, Nueva Cajamarca, Peru
- May 14, 1928, Chacahpoyas,huancabamba,cajamarca,pinpincos, Peru
- June 19, 1968, San Martin,moyobamba,yantalo,rioja,lamas, Peru
- April 12, 1983, Chimbote, Peru
- June 9, 1990, N, Rioja, Moyobamba, Iquitos, Peru
- July 18, 1928, Peru
- April 4, 1991, Rioja, Neuva Cajamarca, Peru
- July 24, 1912, Guayaquil, Huancabamba,cajamarca, Ecuador, Peru
More
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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 6826.