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Peru earthquakes in 1982

67 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Peru in 1982. The largest: M6.7 40 km NNE of Santa Rosa, Peru, Nov 18, 1982.

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

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Where every quake of 1982 was located in Peru. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1982

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

  1. 5.0115 km SW of Huarmey, Peru · 28 km deep
  2. 4.917 km SSW of Incuyo, Peru · 99 km deep
  3. 4.533 km SSE of Puerto Ocopa, Peru · 133 km deep
  4. 4.644 km ENE of San Fernando, Peru · 158 km deep
  5. 4.615 km SE of Atico, Peru · 87 km deep
  6. 5.49 km SE of Navarro, Peru · 33 km deep
  7. 4.623 km NNE of Santa Rosa, Peru · 33 km deep
  8. 5.215 km NE of Nuñoa, Peru · 175 km deep
  9. 4.917 km NNW of Santa Lucía, Peru · 212 km deep
  10. 4.846 km N of Santa Rosa, Peru · 33 km deep
  11. 4.935 km ENE of Santa Rosa, Peru · 54 km deep
  12. 5.125 km E of San Fernando, Peru · 162 km deep
  13. 4.9off the coast of central Peru · 33 km deep
  14. 5.373 km SE of Palca, Peru · 115 km deep
  15. 4.547 km NNW of Puerto Ocopa, Peru · 33 km deep
  16. 4.950 km NE of Villa Rica, Peru · 36 km deep
  17. 4.930 km SSE of Atico, Peru · 33 km deep
  18. 5.123 km NNE of Santa Rosa, Peru · 33 km deep
  19. 4.754 km NE of Villa Rica, Peru · 33 km deep
  20. 6.740 km NNE of Santa Rosa, Peru · 14 km deep
  21. 4.644 km SW of Coporaque, Peru · 139 km deep
  22. 5.319 km SSE of Papayal, Peru · 35 km deep
  23. 5.212 km NNE of Ocuviri, Peru · 33 km deep
  24. 5.219 km SW of Chichas, Peru · 114 km deep
  25. 5.016 km W of Atico, Peru · 34 km deep
  26. 4.9central Peru · 87 km deep
  27. 4.6140 km SSW of Atiquipa, Peru · 33 km deep
  28. 4.792 km ENE of Alianza Cristiana, Peru · 136 km deep
  29. 6.316 km W of Nuñoa, Peru · 128 km deep
  30. 4.744 km WSW of Pimentel, Peru · 33 km deep
  31. 4.866 km WSW of Contamana, Peru · 40 km deep
  32. 4.7135 km SW of Santiago de Cao, Peru · 33 km deep
  33. 4.810 km NW of Pucara, Peru · 151 km deep
  34. 4.517 km S of Tambo, Peru · 46 km deep
  35. 5.515 km W of Conchamarca, Peru · 106 km deep
  36. 5.571 km N of Segunda Jerusalén - Azunguillo, Peru · 33 km deep
  37. 4.818 km SW of Ocuviri, Peru · 164 km deep
  38. 4.915 km ENE of Pucara, Peru · 79 km deep
  39. 4.726 km NW of Tumbes, Peru · 42 km deep
  40. 5.115 km NW of Pilpichaca, Peru · 99 km deep
  41. 4.5142 km WSW of Callao, Peru · 33 km deep
  42. 5.352 km W of El Cardo, Peru · 39 km deep
  43. 4.511 km NE of Cahuacho, Peru · 103 km deep
  44. 4.58 km SSW of Lluta, Peru · 130 km deep
  45. 5.026 km SSW of Paracas, Peru · 46 km deep
  46. 4.870 km SW of Atico, Peru · 33 km deep
  47. 4.959 km NNW of Segunda Jerusalén - Azunguillo, Peru · 17 km deep
  48. 5.49 km SSE of Chincha Alta, Peru · 70 km deep
  49. 4.997 km SW of Paramonga, Peru · 33 km deep
  50. 5.247 km W of Puerto Casma, Peru · 64 km deep
  51. 4.512 km NE of Coracora, Peru · 111 km deep
  52. 4.512 km W of Suitucancha, Peru · 133 km deep
  53. 4.644 km ENE of Yambrasbamba, Peru · 61 km deep
  54. 5.062 km SW of Camaná, Peru · 25 km deep
  55. 5.278 km S of Pacocha, Peru · 45 km deep
  56. 6.119 km WSW of Colonia, Peru · 95 km deep
  57. 4.7249 km WSW of Sechura, Peru · 33 km deep
  58. 5.171 km WSW of Callao, Peru · 57 km deep
  59. 4.739 km ENE of Tarata, Peru · 171 km deep
  60. 5.13 km SSE of Mollendo, Peru · 10 km deep
  61. 4.949 km E of Estique, Peru · 167 km deep
  62. 4.722 km ESE of Pilluana, Peru · 122 km deep
  63. 4.8100 km W of Paramonga, Peru · 33 km deep
  64. 4.933 km NNE of Pucallpa, Peru · 162 km deep
  65. 5.393 km W of Barranca, Peru · 33 km deep
  66. 5.170 km ENE of Contamana, Peru · 161 km deep
  67. 4.738 km SW of Paita, Peru · 33 km deep

The largest

The 25 largest of 1982 in Peru.

  1. 6.740 km NNE of Santa Rosa, Peru · 14 km deep
  2. 6.316 km W of Nuñoa, Peru · 128 km deep
  3. 6.119 km WSW of Colonia, Peru · 95 km deep
  4. 5.515 km W of Conchamarca, Peru · 106 km deep
  5. 5.571 km N of Segunda Jerusalén - Azunguillo, Peru · 33 km deep
  6. 5.49 km SE of Navarro, Peru · 33 km deep
  7. 5.49 km SSE of Chincha Alta, Peru · 70 km deep
  8. 5.373 km SE of Palca, Peru · 115 km deep
  9. 5.319 km SSE of Papayal, Peru · 35 km deep
  10. 5.352 km W of El Cardo, Peru · 39 km deep
  11. 5.393 km W of Barranca, Peru · 33 km deep
  12. 5.215 km NE of Nuñoa, Peru · 175 km deep
  13. 5.212 km NNE of Ocuviri, Peru · 33 km deep
  14. 5.219 km SW of Chichas, Peru · 114 km deep
  15. 5.247 km W of Puerto Casma, Peru · 64 km deep
  16. 5.278 km S of Pacocha, Peru · 45 km deep
  17. 5.125 km E of San Fernando, Peru · 162 km deep
  18. 5.123 km NNE of Santa Rosa, Peru · 33 km deep
  19. 5.115 km NW of Pilpichaca, Peru · 99 km deep
  20. 5.171 km WSW of Callao, Peru · 57 km deep
  21. 5.13 km SSE of Mollendo, Peru · 10 km deep
  22. 5.170 km ENE of Contamana, Peru · 161 km deep
  23. 5.0115 km SW of Huarmey, Peru · 28 km deep
  24. 5.016 km W of Atico, Peru · 34 km deep
  25. 5.026 km SSW of Paracas, Peru · 46 km deep

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 198225.170 km ENE of Contamana, Peru
February 198235.393 km W of Barranca, Peru
March 198276.119 km WSW of Colonia, Peru
April 198275.247 km W of Puerto Casma, Peru
May 198225.49 km SSE of Chincha Alta, Peru
June 198245.026 km SSW of Paracas, Peru
July 198245.352 km W of El Cardo, Peru
August 198265.515 km W of Conchamarca, Peru
September 198256.316 km W of Nuñoa, Peru
October 198265.319 km SSE of Papayal, Peru
November 1982106.740 km NNE of Santa Rosa, Peru
December 1982115.49 km SE of Navarro, 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 1982

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.