M5.1 earthquake 4 km WNW of Bellavista, Peru
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 4 km WNW of Bellavista, Peru on Thu, Apr 22, 1965, 5:13 PM GMT-5 (22:13 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1965-04-22 22:13:57 UTC
- Depth
- 25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.641° S, 78.715° 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
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 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 iscgem857942. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:55 PM UTC.