M5.5 earthquake 21 km NE of Palianñuñas, Peru
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Palianñuñas, Peru on Wed, Oct 1, 1969, 5:56 PM GMT-5 (22:56 UTC), 10 km (6 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
- 5.5 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1969-10-01 22:56:27 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 11.917° S, 75.038° 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
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.39 km ENE of Ingenio, Peru · 20805 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.414 km S of Comas, Peru · 20805 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.33 km ESE of San Agustin, Peru · 20791 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
Before
- 5.36 km SE of Comas, Peru · 20810 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
- 6.014 km SSE of Comas, Peru · 20810 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.45 km WSW of Cochas, Peru · 20810 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.817 km WSW of Andamarca, Peru · 20810 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.314 km ENE of Ingenio, Peru · 20810 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
- 6.616 km S of Comas, Peru · 20810 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.253 km ESE of Andamarca, Peru · 20813 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem802989. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:50 AM UTC.