M5.1 earthquake 27 km SE of Papayal, Peru
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 27 km SE of Papayal, Peru on Tue, Nov 8, 2022, 8:15 PM GMT-5 (01:15 UTC), 54 km (34 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-11-09 01:15:10 UTC
- Depth
- 54.1 km (33.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.231° S, 80.547° W
- Region
- Peru
- Felt reports
- 12
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
12 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 7.6 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 49°
- Stations used
- 258
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.48 km ENE of Huangala, Peru · 1392 days ago · 52 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.97 km SSE of Macará, Ecuador · 1391 days ago · 71 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 5
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ine5. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.