M4.8 earthquake 32 km WSW of Puerto Casma, Peru
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 32 km WSW of Puerto Casma, Peru on Thu, Mar 25, 1976, 2:08 AM GMT-5 (07:08 UTC), 97 km (60 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 72 km WSW of Puerto Santa, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-03-25 07:08:42 UTC
- Depth
- 97.0 km (60.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 9.526° S, 78.672° 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
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 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 usp0000fkx. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:36 PM UTC.