Predicting the behavior of soil structures, such as large-scale dams, during construction and operation, including the effect of earthquakes, is very important to prevent possible catastrophic and undesirable consequences. This study presents, through a coupled hydromechanical analysis by the finite element method, numerical results discussed in terms of stresses and trajectories, vertical and horizontal displacements, poropresssures and soil slope stability analyses. The investigation of the seismic response when the structure is subjected to a seismic load is also included, considering the dynamic behavior of the zoned earth dam Recreta, located in the province of Huaraz in Peru. The numerical analyses were carried out using the computational program PLAXIS 2010 to simulate the incremental construction of the dam, the first fill of the reservoir by increments of the water levels, the advance of the front of saturation until achieving the condition of steady flow condition and the seismic response when the dam is subject to the last major earthquake (accelerations history) registered in Peru s capital, Lima, in 1974, which is located near to the site of the Recreta dam. The Seismosignal software version 5.0 was also used for seismic signal processing and the programs SHAKE 2000 and STRATA were also employed for calibration of the damping parameters of the soils. All the results provided herein were discussed, based on the theoretical basics presented in the literature review as well as on the various numerical examples investigated with the main purpose to better understand the hydromechanical behavior of a zoned earth dam subject to static and dynamic loads.