M6.0 earthquake 6 km ENE of Achaya, Peru
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Achaya, Peru on Mon, May 21, 1979, 5:22 PM GMT-5 (22:22 UTC), 208 km (129 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
- 6.0 (mb), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-05-21 22:22:23 UTC
- Depth
- 208.0 km (129.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.250° S, 70.089° 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
- 320
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.0 and up: 2 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 usp00010t2 (also filed as gcmtz052179a, gcmt19790521222223, atlas19790521222226, iscgem665440). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:36 PM UTC.