September 23, 2024 Earthquake: Ayacucho, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck Ayacucho, Peru on September 23, 2024 at 10:21:24 UTC, 34 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
- September 23, 2024
- Time
- 10:21:24 UTC
- Place
- Ayacucho, Peru
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 34 km (21 mi)
- Intensity
- 3 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 12.778° S, 74.000° W
- Country
- Peru
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 5
- Houses damaged
- 127
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.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 4, 1913, Amyaraes, Abancay, Casaya, Soraya, Peru
- October 1, 1969, Huaytapallana, Lampa, Chilifruta, Peru
- June 22, 1981, Central, Peru
- April 18, 1981, Ayacucho, Peru
- December 24, 1959, Ayacucho,pomabamba,moyobamba,huahuapuquio, Peru
- November 12, 1980, S Central, Peru
- July 19, 2026, Junin, Peru
- October 15, 1971, Apurimac, Peru
- October 31, 1999, Chuschi, Cangallo, Huancapi, Peru
- April 13, 1861, Peru
- July 24, 1969, Lampa-Junin,huaytapallana, Peru
- February 23, 1907, Peru
- March 24, 1739, Santa Catalina, 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 10820.