M4.8 earthquake 24 km SSE of Acarí, Peru
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 24 km SSE of Acarí, Peru on Thu, Aug 15, 1974, 6:46 PM GMT-5 (23:46 UTC), 101 km (63 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 22 km NW of Acarí, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-08-15 23:46:49 UTC
- Depth
- 101.0 km (62.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.625° S, 74.518° 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
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 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 usp00007n2. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC.