The 1974 Lima earthquake occurred on October 3 at 14:21 UTC (09:21 local time).

[2][3][4] The intensity around Lima was generally about MM V to VII, but the maximum reached IX.

[2] Two buildings of reinforced concrete collapsed in La Molina, where the intensity was MM VIII to IX.

[2] The largest aftershock occurred on November 9, 1974, at 12:59 UTC (07:59 local time) with a magnitude of Mw  7.1, or Ms  7.1.

[1][4] The November 9 aftershock was located at about 25 km south of the main shock.