July 1, 2008 Earthquake: Oxapampa, Huancabamba, Central, Peru
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Oxapampa, Huancabamba, Central, Peru on July 1, 2008 at 00:17:33 UTC, 33 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
- July 1, 2008
- Time
- 00:17:33 UTC
- Place
- Oxapampa, Huancabamba, Central, Peru
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 33 km (21 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 10.368° S, 75.512° W
- Country
- Peru
The toll
- Injuries
- 45
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 60
- Houses damaged
- 25
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.
Forty-five people injured in Oxapampa. About 60 houses destroyed and 25 damaged in Huancabamba. Landslides destroyed
roads between Huancabamba and Pozuzo. Felt (VI) at Espiritu Pata, Huancabamba, Jatunpata, Lanturache, Tingo and Torrebamba; (III) at Chotabanda, Oxapampa, Palcazu and Pozuzo; (II) at Puerto Bermudez and Villa Rica. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 1, 1947, Satipo,andamarca,acobamba,la Merced,victoc, Peru
- May 24, 1940, Peru
- October 1, 1969, Huaytapallana, Lampa, Chilifruta, Peru
- December 24, 1937, Huancabamba,oxapampa,el Progreso,san David, Peru
- February 14, 1970, Panao,chaclla,quero,ayllamarca,la Linda, Peru
- April 18, 1993, Lima, Peru
- July 19, 2026, Junin, Peru
- August 13, 2017, Junin, Peru
- January 21, 2009, Paccha, Peru
- July 24, 1969, Lampa-Junin,huaytapallana, 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 8120.