M5.4 earthquake 19 km SE of El Alto, Peru
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 19 km SE of El Alto, Peru on Thu, Aug 12, 1965, 7:54 PM GMT-5 (00:54 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1965-08-13 00:54:45 UTC
- Depth
- 37.9 km (23.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.403° S, 81.097° 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 2.4 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 iscgem854529. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:14 PM UTC.