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Peru earthquakes in 1985

69 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Peru in 1985. The largest: M6.4 32 km SW of Puerto Santa, Peru, Aug 21, 1985.

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

19841986

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Every quake of 1985

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

  1. 5.131 km NNW of Puerto Ocopa, Peru · 37 km deep
  2. 4.562 km SE of Palca, Peru · 148 km deep
  3. 4.7111 km SW of Paita, Peru · 33 km deep
  4. 4.975 km WNW of Alianza Cristiana, Peru · 33 km deep
  5. 5.239 km SE of Tingo María, Peru · 52 km deep
  6. 4.837 km SSW of Santiago, Peru · 33 km deep
  7. 4.740 km NNW of Oxapampa, Peru · 33 km deep
  8. 4.9124 km SW of Islay (Matarani), Peru · 33 km deep
  9. 4.816 km NNE of Tingo María, Peru · 130 km deep
  10. 5.04 km ESE of Santiago de Surco, Peru · 45 km deep
  11. 5.047 km SW of Huarmey, Peru · 48 km deep
  12. 4.684 km WSW of Pimentel, Peru · 33 km deep
  13. 4.9113 km WSW of Huarmey, Peru · 33 km deep
  14. 4.9126 km SW of Islay (Matarani), Peru · 33 km deep
  15. 4.642 km SE of Pajarillo, Peru · 130 km deep
  16. 4.911 km NE of San Bartolo, Peru · 88 km deep
  17. 4.721 km NW of La Peca, Peru · 68 km deep
  18. 4.851 km ENE of Yuyapichis, Peru · 137 km deep
  19. 4.725 km NW of Uñon, Peru · 120 km deep
  20. 5.0112 km SW of Islay (Matarani), Peru · 33 km deep
  21. 4.775 km WSW of Barranca, Peru · 122 km deep
  22. 5.08 km WNW of Barranca, Peru · 128 km deep
  23. 5.443 km WNW of Minas de Marcona, Peru · 78 km deep
  24. 5.125 km W of Bolognesi, Peru · 33 km deep
  25. 4.729 km SSE of Puente Viru, Peru · 33 km deep
  26. 6.432 km SW of Puerto Santa, Peru · 57 km deep
  27. 5.755 km WNW of Minas de Marcona, Peru · 33 km deep
  28. 4.733 km S of Achanizo, Peru · 132 km deep
  29. 4.745 km WNW of Minas de Marcona, Peru · 33 km deep
  30. 5.549 km WNW of Minas de Marcona, Peru · 33 km deep
  31. 5.442 km WNW of Minas de Marcona, Peru · 26 km deep
  32. 4.931 km NE of Uchiza, Peru · 52 km deep
  33. 5.331 km N of Bellavista, Peru · 18 km deep
  34. 4.625 km SW of San Pedro, Peru · 56 km deep
  35. 5.039 km NE of Cochabamba, Peru · 33 km deep
  36. 4.513 km NNW of San Miguel, Peru · 87 km deep
  37. 5.0109 km SSW of Camaná, Peru · 31 km deep
  38. 5.194 km SSW of Camaná, Peru · 37 km deep
  39. 4.838 km NW of Tumbes, Peru · 33 km deep
  40. 4.984 km SSW of Pacocha, Peru · 62 km deep
  41. 5.070 km SW of Huarmey, Peru · 52 km deep
  42. 4.724 km SSW of Atico, Peru · 70 km deep
  43. 4.78 km NW of Pisco, Peru · 46 km deep
  44. 5.256 km WNW of Puerto Santa, Peru · 61 km deep
  45. 4.534 km SW of Huarmey, Peru · 33 km deep
  46. 4.529 km NW of Tisco, Peru · 144 km deep
  47. 5.440 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 150 km deep
  48. 4.819 km SW of Orcopampa, Peru · 119 km deep
  49. 4.832 km SSW of Yuyapichis, Peru · 33 km deep
  50. 4.526 km ESE of Andamarca, Peru · 33 km deep
  51. 4.724 km WNW of Minas de Marcona, Peru · 33 km deep
  52. 4.515 km SE of Lampa, Peru · 225 km deep
  53. 4.69 km NNE of Palca, Peru · 127 km deep
  54. 4.713 km WNW of Ilabaya, Peru · 117 km deep
  55. 4.647 km E of Puerto Ocopa, Peru · 106 km deep
  56. 4.848 km NNE of Pucallpa, Peru · 156 km deep
  57. 4.914 km ESE of Jepelacio, Peru · 115 km deep
  58. 5.16 km ENE of Mala, Peru · 74 km deep
  59. 5.632 km WNW of Tisco, Peru · 127 km deep
  60. 4.89 km W of Chichas, Peru · 114 km deep
  61. 5.021 km SSE of La Breita, Peru · 54 km deep
  62. 4.711 km NE of Camaná, Peru · 33 km deep
  63. 4.9128 km ENE of Alianza Cristiana, Peru · 160 km deep
  64. 5.612 km WSW of Palpacachi, Peru · 72 km deep
  65. 4.542 km NW of Lagunas, Peru · 68 km deep
  66. 4.925 km SSW of Achanizo, Peru · 52 km deep
  67. 5.047 km WSW of San Juan, Peru · 64 km deep
  68. 4.515 km W of Tabalosos, Peru · 98 km deep
  69. 4.945 km W of Pueblo Nuevo, Peru · 44 km deep

The largest

The 25 largest of 1985 in Peru.

  1. 6.432 km SW of Puerto Santa, Peru · 57 km deep
  2. 5.755 km WNW of Minas de Marcona, Peru · 33 km deep
  3. 5.632 km WNW of Tisco, Peru · 127 km deep
  4. 5.612 km WSW of Palpacachi, Peru · 72 km deep
  5. 5.549 km WNW of Minas de Marcona, Peru · 33 km deep
  6. 5.443 km WNW of Minas de Marcona, Peru · 78 km deep
  7. 5.442 km WNW of Minas de Marcona, Peru · 26 km deep
  8. 5.440 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 150 km deep
  9. 5.331 km N of Bellavista, Peru · 18 km deep
  10. 5.239 km SE of Tingo María, Peru · 52 km deep
  11. 5.256 km WNW of Puerto Santa, Peru · 61 km deep
  12. 5.131 km NNW of Puerto Ocopa, Peru · 37 km deep
  13. 5.125 km W of Bolognesi, Peru · 33 km deep
  14. 5.194 km SSW of Camaná, Peru · 37 km deep
  15. 5.16 km ENE of Mala, Peru · 74 km deep
  16. 5.04 km ESE of Santiago de Surco, Peru · 45 km deep
  17. 5.047 km SW of Huarmey, Peru · 48 km deep
  18. 5.0112 km SW of Islay (Matarani), Peru · 33 km deep
  19. 5.08 km WNW of Barranca, Peru · 128 km deep
  20. 5.039 km NE of Cochabamba, Peru · 33 km deep
  21. 5.0109 km SSW of Camaná, Peru · 31 km deep
  22. 5.070 km SW of Huarmey, Peru · 52 km deep
  23. 5.021 km SSE of La Breita, Peru · 54 km deep
  24. 5.047 km WSW of San Juan, Peru · 64 km deep
  25. 4.975 km WNW of Alianza Cristiana, Peru · 33 km deep

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 198524.945 km W of Pueblo Nuevo, Peru
February 198535.047 km WSW of San Juan, Peru
March 198565.632 km WNW of Tisco, Peru
April 198555.16 km ENE of Mala, Peru
May 198564.819 km SW of Orcopampa, Peru
June 198575.440 km ENE of Palca, Peru
July 198585.331 km N of Bellavista, Peru
August 1985106.432 km SW of Puerto Santa, Peru
September 198525.08 km WNW of Barranca, Peru
October 1985105.047 km SW of Huarmey, Peru
November 198575.239 km SE of Tingo María, Peru
December 198535.131 km NNW of Puerto Ocopa, 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 1985

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.