M4.6 earthquake 9 km NNE of Calango, Peru
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Calango, Peru on Thu, Oct 3, 1974, 10:28 AM GMT-5 (15:28 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 37 km SW of Mala, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-10-03 15:28:18 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.452° S, 76.505° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.451 km WSW of Chilca, Peru · 18976 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.937 km SW of Mala, Peru · 18975 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.244 km WSW of Chilca, Peru · 18972 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.045 km WSW of San Bartolo, Peru · 18971 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.215 km SW of Chilca, Peru · 18970 days ago · 57 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.554 km SW of Santiago de Surco, Peru · 18961 days ago · 60 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.451 km SW of Chilca, Peru · 18939 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000088a. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:16 AM UTC.