Earthquake details

Thursday, December 10, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Thursday, December 10, 1970 at 04:34 UTC with a magnitude of 7.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tumbes (Peru - PE), about 58.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -80.661 and latitude -4.044.

Magnitude 7.2
Alert Extreme
Depth 19.2 km
Coordinates -4.044, -80.661
UTC time 1970-12-10 04:34:40.150
Location Sullana
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1970-12-10

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.8
Sullana
Peru · 2026-04-11 13:44 UTC
51.6 km
M 4.4
San Martin
Peru · 2025-10-11 23:52 UTC
127.6 km
M 4.2
Sullana
Peru · 2025-08-27 04:26 UTC
35.5 km
M 4.4
La Unión
Peru · 2025-06-03 02:30 UTC
191.7 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.