October 20, 2006 Earthquake: Central, Peru
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Central, Peru on October 20, 2006 at 10:48:56 UTC, 23 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 20, 2006
- Time
- 10:48:56 UTC
- Place
- Central, Peru
- Magnitude
- 6.7 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 23 km (14 mi)
- Intensity
- 4 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 13.457° S, 76.677° W
- Country
- Peru
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
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.
Minor damage (IV) to some houses at Pisco. Felt (IV) at Chincha and Lima. Felt at Chaclacayo, Chincha Alta, Chosica, Ica, Nuevo Imperial, Pachacamac and San Luis. Also felt at Guayaquil, Ecuador. (above from reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- 1657, Lima,callao, Peru
- 1654, Lima, Chile, Peru
- October 29, 1746, Lima, Callao, Peru
- October 20, 1687, Lima, Peru
- August 15, 2007, Ica, Pisco, Lima, Peru
- May 12, 1664, Ica, Pisco, Peru
- October 3, 1974, Lima, Callao, Peru
- December 18, 1594, Ica, Peru
- March 30, 1813, Ica, Peru
- August 24, 1942, Ica, Nazca, Peru
- March 30, 1828, Lima, Callao, Peru
- July 10, 1586, Lima, Peru
- January 5, 1974, Lima, Yauyos, Peru
- January 8, 1865, Peru
- May 28, 1948, Canete, 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 7410.