October 5, 2022 Earthquake: Piura, Peru
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Piura, Peru on October 5, 2022 at 08:26:19 UTC, 35 km below the surface. It killed 1 person.
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 5, 2022
- Time
- 08:26:19 UTC
- Place
- Piura, Peru
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 35 km (22 mi)
- Intensity
- VIII, severe shaking, on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 4.855° S, 80.600° W
- Country
- Peru
- Region
- South America
- USGS record
- The USGS’s page for this earthquake
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 7
- Houses damaged
- 10
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 happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
At least 2 people injured, 7 homes destroyed and 10 damaged and landslides damaged roads in Piura.
From the USGS event page for us6000ir0b. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Magnitude estimates
The magnitudes the USGS catalog lists for this earthquake, by scale and by who computed them. NCEI’s own scales are in the table above.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.8 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.073 · 18 stations |
| 5.8 | Mi | NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center | First automatic solution · Reviewed · 24 stations |
| 5.8 | Mwb, body-wave moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Moment tensor · Reviewed |
| 5.8 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS, automatic first solution | First automatic solution · Confirmed |
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
An earthquake of 5.8 M (6.1 M as reported by national authorities) at a depth of 48 km occurred in Tambo Grande District (Piura Region, north-western Peru) on 5 October at 8.26 UTC (3.26 local time). The epicentre was located approximately 12 km east of Sullana City and 50 km south-west of the border with Ecuador. The National Institute of Peru (IGP) reports at least five aftershocks of magnitude up to 4 M in the area. USGS PAGER estimates that more than 1 million people were exposed to moderate shaking. According to media reports, at least one person died while two others have been injured. (reference #13352)
At least 2 people injured, 7 homes destroyed and 10 damaged and landslides damaged roads in Piura. Piura, Piura, Peru - CDI: 8; Talara, Piura, Peru - CDI: 6; Santa Rosa, Lambayeque, Peru - CDI: 4; Mancora, Piura, Peru - CDI: 4; Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador - CDI: 3; Loja, Loja, Ecuador - CDI: 3 (reference #13456)
Sources NCEI cites
The publications NCEI lists for this record. The numbers match the “reference #” notes in its account above.
- #1053 National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) (1971 to 2013). Preliminary Determination of Epicenters (PDE), a weekly and monthly publication, National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Golden, Colorado, 1971 to 2013.
- #13352 Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC) (2022). ECHO Daily Flash, Peru - Earthquake. Published 07 October 2022. Link
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 10, 1970, S, N, Ecuador, Peru
- December 12, 1953, Peru-Ecuador
- July 30, 2021, Piura, Peru
- July 9, 1587, Piura, Peru
- July 24, 1912, Guayaquil, Huancabamba,cajamarca, Ecuador, Peru
- July 13, 2007, Zaruma, Ecuador
- February 7, 1959, Peru-Ecuador
- July 18, 1928, Peru
- February 24, 1913, Gonzanama, San Pedro, Molleture, Ecuador
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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 2026-10-01. NCEI earthquake 10650. The written accounts and the magnitude estimates are from the USGS earthquake catalog, event us6000ir0b, matched to this record by time, place and magnitude.