M4.4 earthquake 6 km NE of Vilque, Peru
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Vilque, Peru on Tue, May 22, 1979, 6:54 PM GMT-5 (23:54 UTC), 231 km (144 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 17 km SW of Tirapata, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-05-22 23:54:34 UTC
- Depth
- 231.0 km (143.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.716° S, 70.220° 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
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00010tv. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:33 AM UTC.