M6.7 earthquake 40 km NNE of Santa Rosa, Peru
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 40 km NNE of Santa Rosa, Peru on Thu, Nov 18, 1982, 11:27 PM GMT-5 (04:27 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.7 (Mw, moment), strong
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-11-19 04:27:13 UTC
- Depth
- 14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.599° S, 74.699° W
- Region
- Peru
- Strongest shaking
- VII, very strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.7 | Mw, moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 6.62 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 6.6 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt strongly at Satipo. [FS]. FAULT PLANE SOLUTION: P-WAVES NP1:STRIKE=15;DIP=63;SLIP=127 NP2:STRIKE=136;DIP=45;SLIP=40 PRINCIPAL AXES: (T) PLG=56; AZM=334 (P) PLG=11; AZM=79 COMMENT: Poorly controlled reverse fault type mechanism with a moderate amount of strike-slip component. NP to be designated as the fault plane not determined. MOMENT TENSOR SOLUTION NO OF STA 9 SCALE 10**26 D-CM PRINCIPAL AXES: (T) VAL=1.06; PLG=17; AZM=28 (N) VAL=0.17; PLG=73; AZM=218 (P) VAL=-1.23; PLG=3; AZM=118 BEST DOUBLE COUPLE:Mo=1.1*10**26 NP1:STRIKE=164;DIP=76;SLIP=10 NP2:STRIKE=72;DIP=80;SLIP=166 CENTROID, MOMENT TENSOR SOLUTION HARVARD EVENT-FILE NAME C111982A DATA USED: GDSN L.P. BODY WAVES: 13S, 36C, T=45 MANTLE WAVES: 11S, 31C, T=135 CENTROID LOCATION: ORIGIN TIME 4:27:21.4 0.2 LAT 10.44S 0.02;LON 74.95W 0.02 DEP 10.1 FIX;HALF-DURATION 7.2 MOMENT TENSOR; SCALE 10**25 D-CM MRR=8.87 0.13; MTT=-0.05 0.14 MFF=-8.82 0.16; MRT=3.91 0.51 MRF=-3.67 0.60; MTF=2.52 0.12 PRINCIPAL AXES: 1.(T) VAL=10.69;PLG=70;AZM=24 2.(N) -0.10; 14; 158 3.(P) -10.60; 14; 252 BEST DOUBLE COUPLE:M0=1.1*10**26 NP1:STRIKE=0;DIP=34;SLIP=116 NP2:Strike=150;Dip=60;Slip=74
From the USGS event page for usp0001r03. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VII, very strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 30.3% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 3.5 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.7 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.754 km NE of Villa Rica, Peru · 16023 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.123 km NNE of Santa Rosa, Peru · 16023 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.456 km NE of Villa Rica, Peru · 16023 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.247 km NE of Santa Rosa, Peru · 16022 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.950 km NE of Villa Rica, Peru · 16019 days ago · 36 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.547 km NNW of Puerto Ocopa, Peru · 16015 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.935 km ENE of Santa Rosa, Peru · 16010 days ago · 54 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.846 km N of Santa Rosa, Peru · 16001 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.623 km NNE of Santa Rosa, Peru · 15994 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.032 km ENE of Santa Rosa, Peru · 15969 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001r03 (also filed as gcmtc111982a, gcmt19821119042716, atlas19821119042714, iscgem589264). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:29 PM UTC.