M4.8 earthquake 26 km W of Urasqui, Peru
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 26 km W of Urasqui, Peru on Wed, Apr 25, 1979, 3:55 PM GMT-5 (20:55 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 14 km ENE of Tocota, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-04-25 20:55:18 UTC
- Depth
- 69.0 km (42.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.056° S, 73.418° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 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 usp000109k. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.