M4.7 earthquake 27 km SE of Calana, Peru
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 27 km SE of Calana, Peru on Mon, Sep 22, 1980, 7:18 PM GMT-5 (00:18 UTC), 134 km (83 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 17 km ENE of Tarata, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-09-23 00:18:19 UTC
- Depth
- 134.0 km (83.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.086° S, 69.976° 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 1.7 and up: 2 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 usp00019xp. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.