M5.2 earthquake 18 km NE of Quicacha, Peru
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 18 km NE of Quicacha, Peru on Fri, Sep 3, 1976, 12:57 PM GMT-5 (17:57 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 5 km SSE of Coracora, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-09-03 17:57:06 UTC
- Depth
- 63.0 km (39.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.496° S, 73.685° 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
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.018 km ENE of Acarí, Peru · 18281 days ago · 98 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.35 km SSE of Coracora, Peru · 18237 days ago · 86 km deep · 47 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000j6k. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:48 PM UTC.