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Peru earthquakes in 1981

74 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Peru in 1981. The largest: M6.0 114 km SW of Sechura, Peru, Feb 28, 1981.

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

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Where every quake of 1981 was located in Peru. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1981

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

  1. 5.390 km WSW of Santiago de Cao, Peru · 28 km deep
  2. 4.8near the coast of central Peru · 64 km deep
  3. 5.433 km SSW of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 133 km deep
  4. 4.726 km E of Estique, Peru · 145 km deep
  5. 5.035 km ESE of San Fernando, Peru · 156 km deep
  6. 4.924 km NNE of Salcabamba, Peru · 114 km deep
  7. 5.0142 km SW of Camaná, Peru · 33 km deep
  8. 5.3161 km WSW of Puerto Casma, Peru · 31 km deep
  9. 4.724 km NW of Atiquipa, Peru · 33 km deep
  10. 4.98 km SW of Coporaque, Peru · 126 km deep
  11. 4.622 km SSW of Islay (Matarani), Peru · 57 km deep
  12. 5.018 km N of Chuquitira, Peru · 147 km deep
  13. 4.6129 km SSW of Sechura, Peru · 33 km deep
  14. 4.851 km WSW of Santiago, Peru · 33 km deep
  15. 4.723 km NE of San Fernando, Peru · 157 km deep
  16. 4.748 km NE of Santa Rosa, Peru · 33 km deep
  17. 5.225 km NNE of Máncora, Peru · 32 km deep
  18. 4.822 km S of San Fernando, Peru · 149 km deep
  19. 4.918 km NNE of Honoria, Peru · 147 km deep
  20. 5.02 km E of Camaná, Peru · 84 km deep
  21. 4.789 km WSW of El Cardo, Peru · 33 km deep
  22. 4.945 km NE of La Peca, Peru · 91 km deep
  23. 4.955 km WSW of Végueta, Peru · 39 km deep
  24. 4.665 km WSW of Chancay, Peru · 65 km deep
  25. 4.685 km S of Atico, Peru · 33 km deep
  26. 4.637 km SW of Llacllin, Peru · 33 km deep
  27. 4.917 km SW of San Jose De Sisa, Peru · 33 km deep
  28. 4.960 km WSW of Paracas, Peru · 33 km deep
  29. 4.72 km SW of Antaparco, Peru · 41 km deep
  30. 4.83 km N of Copa, Peru · 95 km deep
  31. 4.631 km W of Vinchos, Peru · 17 km deep
  32. 4.937 km SW of Ilave, Peru · 206 km deep
  33. 4.868 km NNE of Pucallpa, Peru · 133 km deep
  34. 4.826 km W of Vinchos, Peru · 32 km deep
  35. 4.72 km SE of Julcamarca, Peru · 34 km deep
  36. 5.215 km SW of Antaparco, Peru · 24 km deep
  37. 5.126 km W of Barranca, Peru · 102 km deep
  38. 4.681 km SW of Santiago de Cao, Peru · 37 km deep
  39. 4.873 km W of Huarmey, Peru · 47 km deep
  40. 5.37 km WNW of Cañaveral, Peru · 37 km deep
  41. 5.368 km ESE of Puerto Ocopa, Peru · 108 km deep
  42. 5.08 km NE of Cono Norte, Peru · 126 km deep
  43. 5.238 km SW of Huarmey, Peru · 58 km deep
  44. 4.549 km SE of Palca, Peru · 156 km deep
  45. 5.147 km WSW of Pacocha, Peru · 16 km deep
  46. 4.857 km NW of Barranca, Peru · 127 km deep
  47. 4.561 km E of Churubamba, Peru · 33 km deep
  48. 4.928 km WSW of Alianza Cristiana, Peru · 110 km deep
  49. 5.125 km ESE of Honoria, Peru · 170 km deep
  50. 4.737 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 145 km deep
  51. 4.540 km SSE of San Juan, Peru · 33 km deep
  52. 4.95 km NNE of Cupi, Peru · 195 km deep
  53. 4.64 km NNW of Tambo, Peru · 93 km deep
  54. 5.34 km WSW of Ticllas, Peru · 38 km deep
  55. 4.714 km ESE of El Alto, Peru · 33 km deep
  56. 4.954 km N of Segunda Jerusalén - Azunguillo, Peru · 33 km deep
  57. 4.96 km SW of Cotaruse, Peru · 76 km deep
  58. 4.627 km WNW of Huarmey, Peru · 91 km deep
  59. 5.026 km SSE of Yuyapichis, Peru · 133 km deep
  60. 5.026 km NNW of Azángaro, Peru · 241 km deep
  61. 6.0114 km SW of Sechura, Peru · 33 km deep
  62. 4.777 km SW of San Juan, Peru · 33 km deep
  63. 4.630 km ESE of Yuyapichis, Peru · 140 km deep
  64. 5.07 km WSW of Antaparco, Peru · 33 km deep
  65. 4.812 km NNW of Arapa, Peru · 199 km deep
  66. 5.620 km SSE of Acarí, Peru · 65 km deep
  67. 4.88 km N of San Ramón, Peru · 111 km deep
  68. 4.721 km S of La Capilla, Peru · 85 km deep
  69. 4.732 km N of Oxapampa, Peru · 33 km deep
  70. 5.241 km NNW of Oxapampa, Peru · 124 km deep
  71. 4.65 km NW of Vinchos, Peru · 33 km deep
  72. 5.317 km SE of Nuñoa, Peru · 40 km deep
  73. 5.272 km NNE of Puerto Ocopa, Peru · 126 km deep
  74. 5.047 km SSW of Pacocha, Peru · 36 km deep

The largest

The 25 largest of 1981 in Peru.

  1. 6.0114 km SW of Sechura, Peru · 33 km deep
  2. 5.620 km SSE of Acarí, Peru · 65 km deep
  3. 5.433 km SSW of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 133 km deep
  4. 5.390 km WSW of Santiago de Cao, Peru · 28 km deep
  5. 5.3161 km WSW of Puerto Casma, Peru · 31 km deep
  6. 5.37 km WNW of Cañaveral, Peru · 37 km deep
  7. 5.368 km ESE of Puerto Ocopa, Peru · 108 km deep
  8. 5.34 km WSW of Ticllas, Peru · 38 km deep
  9. 5.317 km SE of Nuñoa, Peru · 40 km deep
  10. 5.225 km NNE of Máncora, Peru · 32 km deep
  11. 5.215 km SW of Antaparco, Peru · 24 km deep
  12. 5.238 km SW of Huarmey, Peru · 58 km deep
  13. 5.241 km NNW of Oxapampa, Peru · 124 km deep
  14. 5.272 km NNE of Puerto Ocopa, Peru · 126 km deep
  15. 5.126 km W of Barranca, Peru · 102 km deep
  16. 5.147 km WSW of Pacocha, Peru · 16 km deep
  17. 5.125 km ESE of Honoria, Peru · 170 km deep
  18. 5.035 km ESE of San Fernando, Peru · 156 km deep
  19. 5.0142 km SW of Camaná, Peru · 33 km deep
  20. 5.018 km N of Chuquitira, Peru · 147 km deep
  21. 5.02 km E of Camaná, Peru · 84 km deep
  22. 5.08 km NE of Cono Norte, Peru · 126 km deep
  23. 5.026 km SSE of Yuyapichis, Peru · 133 km deep
  24. 5.026 km NNW of Azángaro, Peru · 241 km deep
  25. 5.07 km WSW of Antaparco, Peru · 33 km deep

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 198165.317 km SE of Nuñoa, Peru
February 198186.0114 km SW of Sechura, Peru
March 198145.026 km SSE of Yuyapichis, Peru
April 1981115.34 km WSW of Ticllas, Peru
May 198145.238 km SW of Huarmey, Peru
June 1981115.37 km WNW of Cañaveral, Peru
July 198184.955 km WSW of Végueta, Peru
August 198165.225 km NNE of Máncora, Peru
September 198124.723 km NE of San Fernando, Peru
October 198175.3161 km WSW of Puerto Casma, Peru
November 198155.433 km SSW of Mazo Cruz, Peru
December 198125.390 km WSW of Santiago de Cao, 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.

Nearby

Peru nowWorldwide in 1981

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.