February 28, 2015 Earthquake: Cabanaconde, Caylloma, Arequipa, Peru
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Cabanaconde, Caylloma, Arequipa, Peru on February 28, 2015 at 20:10:24 UTC, 12 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
- February 28, 2015
- Time
- 20:10:24 UTC
- Place
- Cabanaconde, Caylloma, Arequipa, Peru
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 12 km (7 mi)
- Intensity
- 3 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 15.700° S, 71.990° W
- Country
- Peru
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 64
- 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 64 houses destroyed and 500 damaged at Cabanaconde. Landslides occurred in Castilla. Felt (III) at Cabanaconde and Huambo; (II) at Madrigal and Pinchollo. (reference #13456)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- February 19, 1600, Volcan Huaynaputina, Peru
- May 13, 1784, Arequipa,camana,moquegua,tambo, Peru
- July 10, 1821, Camana, Ocona, Caraveli, Peru
- November 4, 1913, Amyaraes, Abancay, Casaya, Soraya, Peru
- June 23, 2001, Arequipa, Moquegua, Tacna, Ayacucho, Peru
- July 23, 1991, Maca, Chivay, Yanque, Peru
- January 31, 1943, Yanacoa, Pampamarca, Peru
- January 13, 1960, Arequipa,chuquibamba,caraveli,cotahuasi, Peru
- January 22, 1582, Socabaya,arequipa, Peru
- December 2, 1914, Pararca,paysa,colta,oyala, Peru
- January 15, 1958, Arequipa, Peru
- February 16, 1979, Arequipa, Peru
- August 15, 2016, Arequipa, Peru
- August 9, 2001, Antabama, Peru
- July 8, 2008, 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 10321.