M4.7 earthquake 29 km SW of Santiago, Peru
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 29 km SW of Santiago, Peru on Fri, Sep 7, 1979, 8:13 PM GMT-5 (01:13 UTC), 67 km (42 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-09-08 01:13:06 UTC
- Depth
- 67.0 km (41.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.400° S, 75.868° 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
- 38
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 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 usp00012ud. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:54 AM UTC.