M4.5 earthquake 34 km NNW of Oxapampa, Peru
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 34 km NNW of Oxapampa, Peru on Sun, May 14, 1978, 7:02 PM GMT-5 (00:02 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-05-15 00:02:17 UTC
- Depth
- 16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.275° S, 75.472° 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
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 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 usp0000uj4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:27 PM UTC.