M5.3 earthquake 3 km ESE of San Agustin, Peru
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 3 km ESE of San Agustin, Peru on Mon, Oct 20, 1969, 1:00 PM GMT-5 (18:00 UTC), 14 km (9 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
- 5.3 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1969-10-20 18:00:30 UTC
- Depth
- 13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 11.982° S, 75.224° 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 2.3 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 5.414 km S of Comas, Peru · 20806 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.39 km ENE of Ingenio, Peru · 20806 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.521 km NE of Palianñuñas, Peru · 20810 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.36 km SE of Comas, Peru · 20810 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
- 6.014 km SSE of Comas, Peru · 20811 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.45 km WSW of Cochas, Peru · 20811 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
- 5.817 km WSW of Andamarca, Peru · 20811 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 5.314 km ENE of Ingenio, Peru · 20811 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
- 6.616 km S of Comas, Peru · 20811 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.253 km ESE of Andamarca, Peru · 20813 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem803590. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:36 PM UTC.