M4.8 earthquake 18 km SW of Ocuviri, Peru
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 18 km SW of Ocuviri, Peru on Sun, Aug 8, 1982, 11:50 PM GMT-5 (04:50 UTC), 164 km (102 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.3 16 km W of Nuñoa, 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
- 1982-08-09 04:50:38 UTC
- Depth
- 164.4 km (102.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.230° S, 71.041° 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.
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.810 km NW of Pucara, Peru · 16102 days ago · 151 km deep · 91 km away
- 6.316 km W of Nuñoa, Peru · 16084 days ago · 128 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001nxd. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:29 PM UTC.