M4.8 earthquake 20 km WNW of Tocota, Peru
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 20 km WNW of Tocota, Peru on Tue, Dec 22, 1987, 11:54 PM GMT-5 (04:54 UTC), 105 km (65 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 19 km NNE of Atico, 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
- 1987-12-23 04:54:01 UTC
- Depth
- 104.6 km (65.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.559° S, 74.250° 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 usp0003bgd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:39 PM UTC.