M4.5 earthquake central Peru
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in central Peru on Sat, Mar 3, 1973, 1:28 AM GMT-5 (06:28 UTC), 174 km (108 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 24 km ENE of Tisco, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-03-03 06:28:23 UTC
- Depth
- 174.0 km (108.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.935° S, 71.126° 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.
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000tf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.