M4.4 earthquake 49 km SE of Mazamari, Peru
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 49 km SE of Mazamari, Peru on Thu, Oct 29, 1981, 12:58 PM GMT-5 (17:58 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 24 km NNE of Salcabamba, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-10-29 17:58:15 UTC
- Depth
- 47.9 km (29.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 11.598° S, 74.172° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
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 usp0001gqj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.