M4.5 earthquake 7 km N of Iray, Peru
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 7 km N of Iray, Peru on Sun, Jan 19, 1975, 1:41 PM GMT-5 (18:41 UTC), 114 km (71 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 14 km SE of Toro, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-01-19 18:41:03 UTC
- Depth
- 114.0 km (70.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.788° S, 72.613° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 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 usp00009jq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:11 AM UTC.