M4.6 earthquake 12 km S of Ayabaca, Peru
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 12 km S of Ayabaca, Peru on Thu, Jul 8, 1976, 7:46 AM GMT-5 (12:46 UTC), 80 km (50 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-07-08 12:46:16 UTC
- Depth
- 80.0 km (49.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 4.751° S, 79.723° 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
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000h7u. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:00 AM UTC.