M5.1 earthquake 50 km NNE of Pucallpa, Peru
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 50 km NNE of Pucallpa, Peru on Sun, Jan 21, 1973, 1:12 PM GMT-5 (18:12 UTC), 147 km (91 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 24 km ESE of Contamana, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-01-21 18:12:29 UTC
- Depth
- 147.0 km (91.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.955° S, 74.389° 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.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 44
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 1 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 usp000008a. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:42 PM UTC.