M5.0 earthquake 38 km SE of Atico, Peru
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 38 km SE of Atico, Peru on Sun, Dec 26, 1976, 8:22 AM GMT-5 (13:22 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 40 km SSE of Atico, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-12-26 13:22:58 UTC
- Depth
- 74.0 km (46.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.409° S, 73.324° 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
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 1 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 usp0000ky6. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:39 PM UTC.