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M5.4 earthquake 51 km SW of Chilca, Peru

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 51 km SW of Chilca, Peru on Thu, Nov 14, 1974, 2:17 PM GMT-5 (19:17 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.4 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1974-11-14 19:17:35 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
12.848° S, 77.078° 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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Stations used
55

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7128 km SW of Callao, Peru · 18900 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 7.287 km SW of Callao, Peru · 18945 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.996 km WSW of Callao, Peru · 18952 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.554 km SW of Santiago de Surco, Peru · 18961 days ago · 60 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00008sx (also filed as iscgem735409). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:01 AM UTC.