M5.2 earthquake 53 km ESE of Andamarca, Peru
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 53 km ESE of Andamarca, Peru on Sun, Sep 28, 1969, 6:52 AM GMT-5 (11:52 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.6 16 km S of Comas, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1969-09-28 11:52:56 UTC
- Depth
- 13.4 km (8.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 11.947° S, 74.365° 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
- ±0.35
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.616 km S of Comas, Peru · 20810 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.314 km ENE of Ingenio, Peru · 20810 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.817 km WSW of Andamarca, Peru · 20810 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.45 km WSW of Cochas, Peru · 20810 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
- 6.014 km SSE of Comas, Peru · 20810 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.36 km SE of Comas, Peru · 20810 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.521 km NE of Palianñuñas, Peru · 20809 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.39 km ENE of Ingenio, Peru · 20805 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.414 km S of Comas, Peru · 20805 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.33 km ESE of San Agustin, Peru · 20791 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem804952. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:42 AM UTC.