The earthquake , with an estimated magnitude of 8.6 &ndash; 8.8 Mw , was the largest to strike central Peru in recorded history , and the second largest of all time , after the 1868 Arica earthquake in the south of the country . Significant damage from the earthquake affected an area of about 44,000 square kilometers and it was felt up to 750 km away . The estimated rupture length was 350 km . There were at least 200 aftershocks observed in the first 24 hours after the mainshock , out of a total of 1,700 recorded in the following 112 days , although they caused no further casualties or significant damage
1868 Arica earthquake
1868 Arica earthquake
1746 Lima–Callao earthquake