Peru earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 68 km SW of Callao, Peru

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 68 km SW of Callao, Peru on Thu, Oct 10, 1974, 2:52 PM GMT-5 (19:52 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.2 87 km SW of Callao, Peru. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.3 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1974-10-10 19:52:59 UTC
Depth
27.0 km (16.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
12.444° S, 77.606° 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

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Stations used
66

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8101 km WSW of Chilca, Peru · 18975 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.244 km WSW of Chilca, Peru · 18973 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.045 km WSW of San Bartolo, Peru · 18972 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.215 km SW of Chilca, Peru · 18971 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.554 km SW of Santiago de Surco, Peru · 18962 days ago · 60 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.996 km WSW of Callao, Peru · 18953 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 7.287 km SW of Callao, Peru · 18945 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 5.451 km SW of Chilca, Peru · 18940 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 4.937 km SW of Mala, Peru · 18976 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.883 km SW of Callao, Peru · 18976 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 4.451 km WSW of Chilca, Peru · 18977 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 5.091 km WSW of Callao, Peru · 18979 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.381 km WSW of Callao, Peru · 18980 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.4108 km SW of Callao, Peru · 18980 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 4.774 km WSW of Callao, Peru · 18981 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 4.270 km SSW of Callao, Peru · 18981 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 4.144 km W of Callao, Peru · 18981 days ago · 54 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 4.887 km W of Callao, Peru · 18982 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.6117 km WSW of Callao, Peru · 18982 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.868 km SW of Callao, Peru · 18982 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 5.0120 km WSW of Callao, Peru · 18982 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 7.677 km WSW of Callao, Peru · 18982 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 5.064 km SW of Callao, Peru · 18988 days ago · 41 km deep · 4 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00008br (also filed as iscgem736313, iscgemsup736313). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.