M4.5 earthquake 12 km SSE of Andaray, Peru
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Andaray, Peru on Fri, Feb 21, 1986, 10:21 PM GMT-4 (02:21 UTC), 131 km (81 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 21 km SW of Huambo, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-02-22 02:21:50 UTC
- Depth
- 131.0 km (81.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.901° S, 72.809° 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: 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 usp0002r6z. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:41 AM UTC.