M4.9 earthquake 49 km NNE of Pucallpa, Peru
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 49 km NNE of Pucallpa, Peru on Mon, Mar 31, 1986, 4:39 PM GMT-4 (20:39 UTC), 154 km (96 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 89 km NE 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-03-31 20:39:44 UTC
- Depth
- 154.4 km (95.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.973° S, 74.359° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 2 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 usp0002sh0. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:09 PM UTC.