M6.0 earthquake 29 km SSE of Perené, Peru
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 29 km SSE of Perené, Peru on Fri, May 17, 1974, 10:22 AM GMT-5 (15:22 UTC), 111 km (69 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.0 (mb), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-05-17 15:22:07 UTC
- Depth
- 111.0 km (69.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 11.173° S, 75.077° W
- Region
- Peru
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 3.5% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 0.2 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 128
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00006dr (also filed as iscgem748380). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:14 AM UTC.