M4.9 earthquake 25 km W of San Bartolo, Peru
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 25 km W of San Bartolo, Peru on Sun, Jul 15, 1979, 4:08 AM GMT-5 (09:08 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-07-15 09:08:32 UTC
- Depth
- 60.0 km (37.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.366° S, 77.015° 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
- 68
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 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 usp00011vs. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:41 PM UTC.