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Peru earthquakes in 1970

45 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Peru in 1970. The largest: M8.0 95 km N of San Antonio del Estrecho, Peru, Jul 31, 1970.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

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Where every quake of 1970 was located in Peru. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1970

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

  1. 5.915 km NNE of Máncora, Peru · 35 km deep
  2. 5.224 km WNW of Cañaveral, Peru · 42 km deep
  3. 5.213 km W of Cañaveral, Peru · 37 km deep
  4. 5.614 km ENE of Máncora, Peru · 32 km deep
  5. 5.315 km NW of Papayal, Peru · 37 km deep
  6. 5.219 km NW of Papayal, Peru · 33 km deep
  7. 5.315 km WNW of Papayal, Peru · 33 km deep
  8. 5.212 km NW of Papayal, Peru · 40 km deep
  9. 5.76 km WSW of Papayal, Peru · 35 km deep
  10. 5.220 km NE of Máncora, Peru · 32 km deep
  11. 5.66 km ENE of Máncora, Peru · 36 km deep
  12. 5.114 km N of El Alto, Peru · 37 km deep
  13. 5.116 km WNW of Cañaveral, Peru · 35 km deep
  14. 5.412 km NW of Papayal, Peru · 38 km deep
  15. 7.29 km ENE of Papayal, Peru · 19 km deep
  16. 5.225 km NE of Huarichancara, Peru · 15 km deep
  17. 5.330 km NW of Santa Lucía, Peru · 15 km deep
  18. 5.149 km SE of Tingo María, Peru · 15 km deep
  19. 5.144 km NE of Oxapampa, Peru · 35 km deep
  20. 5.856 km WSW of Puerto Santa, Peru · 74 km deep
  21. 8.095 km N of San Antonio del Estrecho, Peru · 645 km deep
  22. 6.043 km WSW of Huarmey, Peru · 50 km deep
  23. 5.659 km WSW of Puerto Santa, Peru · 55 km deep
  24. 5.753 km W of Huarmey, Peru · 65 km deep
  25. 5.562 km W of Huarmey, Peru · 58 km deep
  26. 6.026 km N of Yura, Peru · 109 km deep
  27. 5.560 km SW of Puerto Casma, Peru · 56 km deep
  28. 5.210 km SE of Bolognesi, Peru · 15 km deep
  29. 5.342 km N of Segunda Jerusalén - Azunguillo, Peru · 18 km deep
  30. 6.451 km WNW of Huarmey, Peru · 55 km deep
  31. 5.760 km SW of Puerto Casma, Peru · 56 km deep
  32. 5.12 km NNW of Matacoto, Peru · 15 km deep
  33. 5.49 km SSW of Tinco, Peru · 15 km deep
  34. 5.767 km WSW of Huarmey, Peru · 48 km deep
  35. 5.858 km WSW of Huarmey, Peru · 41 km deep
  36. 6.259 km SW of Puerto Santa, Peru · 45 km deep
  37. 5.654 km WSW of Huarmey, Peru · 50 km deep
  38. 6.124 km WNW of Huarmey, Peru · 51 km deep
  39. 7.934 km SW of Chimbote, Peru · 58 km deep
  40. 5.218 km SSE of Matapalo, Peru · 70 km deep
  41. 5.149 km NNE of Segunda Jerusalén - Azunguillo, Peru · 25 km deep
  42. 5.736 km WNW of Pueblo Nuevo, Peru · 73 km deep
  43. 5.63 km ESE of Colca, Peru · 93 km deep
  44. 5.965 km ESE of Churubamba, Peru · 31 km deep
  45. 5.521 km N of Yura, Peru · 137 km deep

The largest

The 25 largest of 1970 in Peru.

  1. 8.095 km N of San Antonio del Estrecho, Peru · 645 km deep
  2. 7.934 km SW of Chimbote, Peru · 58 km deep
  3. 7.29 km ENE of Papayal, Peru · 19 km deep
  4. 6.451 km WNW of Huarmey, Peru · 55 km deep
  5. 6.259 km SW of Puerto Santa, Peru · 45 km deep
  6. 6.124 km WNW of Huarmey, Peru · 51 km deep
  7. 6.043 km WSW of Huarmey, Peru · 50 km deep
  8. 6.026 km N of Yura, Peru · 109 km deep
  9. 5.965 km ESE of Churubamba, Peru · 31 km deep
  10. 5.915 km NNE of Máncora, Peru · 35 km deep
  11. 5.856 km WSW of Puerto Santa, Peru · 74 km deep
  12. 5.858 km WSW of Huarmey, Peru · 41 km deep
  13. 5.76 km WSW of Papayal, Peru · 35 km deep
  14. 5.767 km WSW of Huarmey, Peru · 48 km deep
  15. 5.760 km SW of Puerto Casma, Peru · 56 km deep
  16. 5.753 km W of Huarmey, Peru · 65 km deep
  17. 5.736 km WNW of Pueblo Nuevo, Peru · 73 km deep
  18. 5.659 km WSW of Puerto Santa, Peru · 55 km deep
  19. 5.654 km WSW of Huarmey, Peru · 50 km deep
  20. 5.614 km ENE of Máncora, Peru · 32 km deep
  21. 5.66 km ENE of Máncora, Peru · 36 km deep
  22. 5.63 km ESE of Colca, Peru · 93 km deep
  23. 5.521 km N of Yura, Peru · 137 km deep
  24. 5.562 km W of Huarmey, Peru · 58 km deep
  25. 5.560 km SW of Puerto Casma, Peru · 56 km deep

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19700
February 197035.965 km ESE of Churubamba, Peru
March 197015.736 km WNW of Pueblo Nuevo, Peru
April 197025.218 km SSE of Matapalo, Peru
May 197037.934 km SW of Chimbote, Peru
June 1970146.451 km WNW of Huarmey, Peru
July 197028.095 km N of San Antonio del Estrecho, Peru
August 197015.856 km WSW of Puerto Santa, Peru
September 19700
October 197025.149 km SE of Tingo María, Peru
November 197025.330 km NW of Santa Lucía, Peru
December 1970157.29 km ENE of Papayal, Peru

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

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Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.