M4.8 earthquake 16 km NNE of Tingo María, Peru
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 16 km NNE of Tingo María, Peru on Tue, Nov 5, 1985, 3:40 AM GMT-5 (08:40 UTC), 130 km (81 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 39 km SE of Tingo María, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-11-05 08:40:32 UTC
- Depth
- 130.0 km (80.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 9.168° S, 75.915° 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 1.8 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 usp0002mft. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:03 PM UTC.