M4.5 earthquake 42 km SW of Santiago, Peru
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 42 km SW of Santiago, Peru on Fri, Oct 17, 1980, 12:41 PM GMT-5 (17:41 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 97 km SW of Santiago, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-10-17 17:41:09 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.416° S, 76.022° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 8
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001aa3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:24 AM UTC.