M4.6 earthquake 35 km SSW of Ilave, Peru
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 35 km SSW of Ilave, Peru on Thu, Feb 15, 1979, 3:49 PM GMT-5 (20:49 UTC), 204 km (127 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 26 km NW of Yumani, Bolivia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-02-15 20:49:19 UTC
- Depth
- 204.0 km (126.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.387° S, 69.764° 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
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 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 usp0000yvh. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:06 AM UTC.