M5.0 earthquake 64 km SW of Callao, Peru
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 64 km SW of Callao, Peru on Fri, Sep 27, 1974, 11:09 AM GMT-5 (16:09 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M7.6 77 km WSW of Callao, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-09-27 16:09:03 UTC
- Depth
- 41.0 km (25.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.427° S, 77.576° 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
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 7.677 km WSW of Callao, Peru · 18990 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.0120 km WSW of Callao, Peru · 18990 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.868 km SW of Callao, Peru · 18990 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.6117 km WSW of Callao, Peru · 18990 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.887 km W of Callao, Peru · 18990 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.144 km W of Callao, Peru · 18989 days ago · 54 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.270 km SSW of Callao, Peru · 18989 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.774 km WSW of Callao, Peru · 18989 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.4108 km SW of Callao, Peru · 18988 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.381 km WSW of Callao, Peru · 18988 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.091 km WSW of Callao, Peru · 18987 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.451 km WSW of Chilca, Peru · 18985 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.883 km SW of Callao, Peru · 18984 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.937 km SW of Mala, Peru · 18984 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 5.368 km SW of Callao, Peru · 18983 days ago · 27 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.8101 km WSW of Chilca, Peru · 18983 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.244 km WSW of Chilca, Peru · 18981 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.045 km WSW of San Bartolo, Peru · 18980 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.215 km SW of Chilca, Peru · 18979 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.554 km SW of Santiago de Surco, Peru · 18970 days ago · 60 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.996 km WSW of Callao, Peru · 18961 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 7.287 km SW of Callao, Peru · 18953 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.451 km SW of Chilca, Peru · 18948 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000086a. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:36 PM UTC.