M5.0 earthquake 67 km N of Pucallpa, Peru
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 67 km N of Pucallpa, Peru on Fri, Jun 9, 1978, 2:34 AM GMT-5 (07:34 UTC), 152 km (94 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-06-09 07:34:58 UTC
- Depth
- 152.0 km (94.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.770° S, 74.540° 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
- 89
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000uyx. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:18 AM UTC.