M4.7 earthquake 32 km N of Oxapampa, Peru
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 32 km N of Oxapampa, Peru on Tue, Jan 27, 1981, 11:37 PM GMT-5 (04:37 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 8 km N of San Ramón, 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
- 1981-01-28 04:37:55 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.287° S, 75.446° 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
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.88 km N of San Ramón, Peru · 16667 days ago · 111 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.630 km ESE of Yuyapichis, Peru · 16652 days ago · 140 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.026 km SSE of Yuyapichis, Peru · 16625 days ago · 133 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001bxg. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 AM UTC.