M5.7 earthquake 6 km WSW of Papayal, Peru
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Papayal, Peru on Fri, Dec 11, 1970, 5:24 AM GMT-5 (10:24 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 15 km NNE of Máncora, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.7 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1970-12-11 10:24:37 UTC
- Depth
- 35.4 km (22.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.106° S, 80.787° W
- Region
- Peru
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- V, moderate shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 7.9% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.1 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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 2.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.212 km NW of Papayal, Peru · 20372 days ago · 40 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.315 km WNW of Papayal, Peru · 20370 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.219 km NW of Papayal, Peru · 20364 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.315 km NW of Papayal, Peru · 20364 days ago · 37 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.614 km ENE of Máncora, Peru · 20363 days ago · 32 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.213 km W of Cañaveral, Peru · 20363 days ago · 37 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.224 km WNW of Cañaveral, Peru · 20358 days ago · 42 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.915 km NNE of Máncora, Peru · 20356 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.312 km N of Máncora, Peru · 20329 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
Before
- 5.220 km NE of Máncora, Peru · 20375 days ago · 32 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.66 km ENE of Máncora, Peru · 20375 days ago · 36 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.114 km N of El Alto, Peru · 20375 days ago · 37 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.116 km WNW of Cañaveral, Peru · 20375 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.412 km NW of Papayal, Peru · 20375 days ago · 38 km deep · 13 km away
- 7.29 km ENE of Papayal, Peru · 20375 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem789073. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:21 AM UTC.