July 12, 2022 Earthquake: Moquegua, Arequipa, Peru
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Moquegua, Arequipa, Peru on July 12, 2022 at 23:36:13 UTC, 25 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 12, 2022
- Time
- 23:36:13 UTC
- Place
- Moquegua, Arequipa, Peru
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 25 km (16 mi)
- Intensity
- 6 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 16.778° S, 71.209° W
- Country
- Peru
The toll
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 5
- Houses damaged
- 787
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 6 people injured, 20 homes destroyed and 555 damaged in the La Capilla-Omate area. Landslides damaged roads in Arequipa and Moquegua. Desaguadero, Puno, Peru - CDI: 6; Arequipa, Arequipa, Peru - CDI: 5; Moquegua, Moquegua, Peru - CDI: 5; Tarata, Tacna, Peru - CDI: 5; Ilabaya, Tacna, Peru - CDI: 3 (reference #13456)
Reference #13266, #13353:
3 injured, 5 houses destroyed, 220 home uninhabitable, 787 homes impacted, many other damages reported
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- February 19, 1600, Volcan Huaynaputina, Peru
- September 18, 1833, Arica, Tacna, Chile, Peru, Peru-Chile
- May 13, 1784, Arequipa,camana,moquegua,tambo, Peru
- November 24, 1604, Arica, Arequipa, Chile, Peru
- July 23, 1991, Maca, Chivay, Yanque, Peru
- January 22, 1582, Socabaya,arequipa, Peru
- January 15, 1958, Arequipa, Peru
- February 16, 1979, Arequipa, Peru
- August 15, 2016, Arequipa, Peru
- October 9, 1955, Mungui,la Union Prov,arequipa,toro,cotahuasi, Peru
- July 8, 2008, Arequipa, Peru
- May 11, 1948, Arequipa,moquegua,tacna,torata,quellaveco, Peru
- July 7, 2001, Arequipa, Arica, Peru
- August 13, 1987, Arequipa, Tacna, Arica, Peru, Chile
- April 3, 1999, Camana, 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 10637.