M4.9 earthquake 23 km WSW of Vinchos, Peru
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 23 km WSW of Vinchos, Peru on Wed, Nov 12, 1980, 1:58 AM GMT-5 (06:58 UTC), 71 km (44 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-11-12 06:58:11 UTC
- Depth
- 71.0 km (44.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 13.347° S, 74.545° W
- Region
- Peru
- Strongest shaking
- III, weak shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- III, weak shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 1.0% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- -1.6 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.918 km WSW of Vinchos, Peru · 16750 days ago · 37 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.27 km NW of Vinchos, Peru · 16715 days ago · 43 km deep · 23 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001asb (also filed as atlas19801112065811). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:09 AM UTC.