M4.9 earthquake 34 km SSE of Atico, Peru
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 34 km SSE of Atico, Peru on Thu, Mar 6, 1980, 7:29 AM GMT-5 (12:29 UTC), 89 km (55 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 25 km WSW of El Cardo, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-03-06 12:29:49 UTC
- Depth
- 89.0 km (55.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.496° S, 73.495° 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
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 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 usp00015v2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC.