M4.5 earthquake 47 km NNW of Puerto Ocopa, Peru
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 47 km NNW of Puerto Ocopa, Peru on Sat, Nov 27, 1982, 10:02 AM GMT-5 (15:02 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 32 km ENE of Santa Rosa, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-11-27 15:02:54 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.737° S, 74.452° 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
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.935 km ENE of Santa Rosa, Peru · 16008 days ago · 54 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.846 km N of Santa Rosa, Peru · 15999 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.623 km NNE of Santa Rosa, Peru · 15992 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.533 km SSE of Puerto Ocopa, Peru · 15988 days ago · 133 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.032 km ENE of Santa Rosa, Peru · 15967 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
Before
- 4.950 km NE of Villa Rica, Peru · 16017 days ago · 36 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.247 km NE of Santa Rosa, Peru · 16019 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.456 km NE of Villa Rica, Peru · 16020 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.123 km NNE of Santa Rosa, Peru · 16020 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.754 km NE of Villa Rica, Peru · 16021 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 6.740 km NNE of Santa Rosa, Peru · 16021 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001r52. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.