M4.7 earthquake 13 km WNW of Ilabaya, Peru
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 13 km WNW of Ilabaya, Peru on Sat, Apr 27, 1985, 8:40 PM GMT-5 (01:40 UTC), 117 km (72 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
- 1985-04-28 01:40:26 UTC
- Depth
- 116.6 km (72.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.380° S, 70.636° 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 1.7 and up: 1 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 usp0002e7z. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.