M6.7 earthquake central Peru
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck in central Peru on Wed, Apr 26, 1905, 4:34 PM GMT-5:08:36 (21:43 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.7 (Mw, moment), strong
- Magnitude from
- ISCGEMSUP
- Local time
- UTC
- 1905-04-26 21:43:17 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.082° S, 70.938° W
- Region
- Peru
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.62
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.7 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgemsup16957850. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:01 AM UTC.