M5.1 earthquake 17 km SW of Antaparco, Peru
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 17 km SW of Antaparco, Peru on Mon, Nov 10, 1980, 5:21 PM GMT-5 (22:21 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 7 km NW of Vinchos, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-11-10 22:21:13 UTC
- Depth
- 48.0 km (29.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.194° S, 74.524° 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
- 39
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 3 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 usp0001arq (also filed as iscgem635314). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.