M5.5 earthquake 60 km SW of Puerto Casma, Peru
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 60 km SW of Puerto Casma, Peru on Sun, Jun 14, 1970, 7:42 PM GMT-5 (00:42 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 53 km W of Huarmey, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1970-06-15 00:42:52 UTC
- Depth
- 56.0 km (34.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.783° S, 78.833° 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
- ±0.25
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.562 km W of Huarmey, Peru · 20547 days ago · 58 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.753 km W of Huarmey, Peru · 20541 days ago · 65 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.659 km WSW of Puerto Santa, Peru · 20538 days ago · 55 km deep · 74 km away
- 6.043 km WSW of Huarmey, Peru · 20537 days ago · 50 km deep · 53 km away
- 5.856 km WSW of Puerto Santa, Peru · 20502 days ago · 74 km deep · 67 km away
Before
- 6.451 km WNW of Huarmey, Peru · 20565 days ago · 55 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.760 km SW of Puerto Casma, Peru · 20567 days ago · 56 km deep · 4 km away
- 5.767 km WSW of Huarmey, Peru · 20568 days ago · 48 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.858 km WSW of Huarmey, Peru · 20568 days ago · 41 km deep · 47 km away
- 6.259 km SW of Puerto Santa, Peru · 20568 days ago · 45 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.654 km WSW of Huarmey, Peru · 20568 days ago · 50 km deep · 58 km away
- 6.124 km WNW of Huarmey, Peru · 20568 days ago · 51 km deep · 57 km away
- 7.934 km SW of Chimbote, Peru · 20568 days ago · 58 km deep · 58 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem794587. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.