M4.8 earthquake 42 km ENE of Uchiza, Peru
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 42 km ENE of Uchiza, Peru on Fri, Mar 27, 1987, 7:07 AM GMT-4 (11:07 UTC), 146 km (91 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 64 km WNW of San Alejandro, 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
- 1987-03-27 11:07:37 UTC
- Depth
- 145.7 km (90.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 8.379° S, 76.086° 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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00033pb. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.