Peru earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 120 km WSW of Callao, Peru

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 120 km WSW of Callao, Peru on Thu, Oct 3, 1974, 9:35 AM GMT-5 (14:35 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 68 km SW of Callao, Peru. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1974-10-03 14:35:22 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
12.636° S, 78.055° W
Region
Peru
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
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Stations used
6

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.868 km SW of Callao, Peru · 18982 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.6117 km WSW of Callao, Peru · 18982 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.887 km W of Callao, Peru · 18982 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.144 km W of Callao, Peru · 18981 days ago · 54 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.270 km SSW of Callao, Peru · 18981 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.774 km WSW of Callao, Peru · 18980 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.4108 km SW of Callao, Peru · 18980 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.381 km WSW of Callao, Peru · 18979 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 5.091 km WSW of Callao, Peru · 18978 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.451 km WSW of Chilca, Peru · 18976 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.883 km SW of Callao, Peru · 18976 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 5.368 km SW of Callao, Peru · 18975 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.8101 km WSW of Chilca, Peru · 18975 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 4.045 km WSW of San Bartolo, Peru · 18972 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 4.554 km SW of Santiago de Surco, Peru · 18961 days ago · 60 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 4.996 km WSW of Callao, Peru · 18952 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 7.287 km SW of Callao, Peru · 18945 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 7.677 km WSW of Callao, Peru · 18982 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 5.064 km SW of Callao, Peru · 18988 days ago · 41 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000889. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC.