M4.8 earthquake 89 km S of Pacocha, Peru
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 89 km S of Pacocha, Peru on Fri, Sep 23, 1977, 7:09 PM GMT-5 (00:09 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.
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
- 1977-09-24 00:09:21 UTC
- Depth
- 29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.451° S, 71.254° 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.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 33
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 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 usp0000qsn. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.