8.1
EarthquakeExtreme
M8.1 earthquake near Paramonga, Lima region
21914 d ago · 17 Oct 1966, 21:41 UTC 67 km W of Paramonga, Peru
What happened
A magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck 67 km W of Paramonga, Peru on 17 Oct 1966, 21:41 UTC at a depth of 37 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Great. Can cause severe damage across hundreds of kilometres and may trigger tsunamis. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Paramonga, about 67 km away in Lima region, Peru.
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First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC
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No other events recorded within about 300 km in the last 30 days.