M4.5 earthquake 20 km N of Campo Verde, Peru
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 20 km N of Campo Verde, Peru on Thu, Dec 25, 1986, 3:58 AM GMT-5 (08:58 UTC), 129 km (80 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 37 km ESE of San Fernando, 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-12-25 08:58:31 UTC
- Depth
- 128.8 km (80.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 8.287° S, 74.787° 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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000314s. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.