M4.8 earthquake 68 km NNE of Pucallpa, Peru
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 68 km NNE of Pucallpa, Peru on Sun, Jun 28, 1981, 7:56 AM GMT-5 (12:56 UTC), 133 km (83 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 18 km NNE of Honoria, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-06-28 12:56:19 UTC
- Depth
- 132.9 km (82.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.816° S, 74.299° 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 1.8 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 usp0001ecz. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC.