6.1
EarthquakeMajor
M6.1 earthquake near Santiago de Cao, La Libertad
23346 d ago · 15 Nov 1962, 23:25 UTC 138 km SW of Santiago de Cao, Peru
What happened
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 138 km SW of Santiago de Cao, Peru on 15 Nov 1962, 23:25 UTC at a depth of 35 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Santiago de Cao, about 138 km away in La Libertad, Peru.
Timeline
First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC
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Nearby in the last 30 days
No other events recorded within about 300 km in the last 30 days.