M4.7 earthquake 26 km NW of Tumbes, Peru
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 26 km NW of Tumbes, Peru on Sun, Jul 25, 1982, 2:22 PM GMT-5 (19:22 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-07-25 19:22:35 UTC
- Depth
- 42.0 km (26.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.369° S, 80.591° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001nnr. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:53 AM UTC.