January 21, 2009 Earthquake: Paccha, Peru
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Paccha, Peru on January 21, 2009 at 18:17:03 UTC, 10 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
- January 21, 2009
- Time
- 18:17:03 UTC
- Place
- Paccha, Peru
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 11.779° S, 75.626° W
- Country
- Peru
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 50
- Houses damaged
- 500
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.
At least 50 houses destroyed and 500 damaged in the Paccha area. Felt (V) at Paccha, (IV) at Jauja, (III) at Parco and (II) at Concepcion. Also felt at Acolla, Huancayo, Sicaya and
Tarma. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- 1654, Lima, Chile, Peru
- 1657, Lima,callao, Peru
- October 29, 1746, Lima, Callao, Peru
- November 1, 1947, Satipo,andamarca,acobamba,la Merced,victoc, Peru
- October 1, 1969, Huaytapallana, Lampa, Chilifruta, Peru
- December 24, 1937, Huancabamba,oxapampa,el Progreso,san David, Peru
- January 5, 1974, Lima, Yauyos, Peru
- June 22, 1981, Central, Peru
- July 19, 2026, Junin, Peru
- April 18, 1993, Lima, Peru
- January 8, 1865, Peru
- May 28, 1948, Canete, Peru
- March 28, 1982, Coast, Lunahuana, Lima, Huancayo, Peru
- May 12, 2022, Lima, Callao, Chilca, Peru
- June 23, 2021, Mala, 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 8258.