M4.5 earthquake 13 km NNW of San Miguel, Peru
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 13 km NNW of San Miguel, Peru on Wed, Jul 10, 1985, 8:20 PM GMT-5 (01:20 UTC), 87 km (54 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-07-11 01:20:04 UTC
- Depth
- 86.5 km (53.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 12.905° S, 74.034° 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 1.5 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 usp0002gp4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.