M5.1 earthquake 26 km SW of La Capilla, Peru
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 26 km SW of La Capilla, Peru on Fri, Aug 4, 1978, 11:16 AM GMT-5 (16:16 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-08-04 16:16:16 UTC
- Depth
- 30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.954° S, 71.326° 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
- 53
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 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 usp0000vxn (also filed as iscgem677633). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 6:17 AM UTC.