M4.3 earthquake 136 km SW of Huarmey, Peru
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 136 km SW of Huarmey, Peru on Fri, Nov 10, 1978, 2:31 AM GMT-5 (07:31 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 99 km WSW of Paramonga, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-11-10 07:31:20 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.779° S, 79.176° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 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 usp0000xcd. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:35 PM UTC.