Peru earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 5 km NW of Pujocucho, Peru

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Pujocucho, Peru on Mon, Aug 27, 2007, 6:12 PM GMT-5 (23:12 UTC), 116 km (72 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 40 km E of Chuquitira, Peru. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-08-27 23:12:38 UTC
Depth
116.1 km (72.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
17.119° S, 70.382° W
Region
Peru
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000fkur. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
62

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.240 km E of Chuquitira, Peru · 6962 days ago · 45 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.41 km NW of Chuquitira, Peru · 6962 days ago · 46 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.346 km E of Estique, Peru · 6951 days ago · 153 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.326 km ENE of Chuquitira, Peru · 6948 days ago · 49 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.45 km NE of Chuquitira, Peru · 6948 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 3.825 km NNE of Pujocucho, Peru · 6947 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 4.24 km NE of Chuquitira, Peru · 6937 days ago · 39 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.29 km NE of Ticaco, Peru · 6926 days ago · 125 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 4.031 km E of Chuquitira, Peru · 6984 days ago · 51 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.429 km NE of Pujocucho, Peru · 6985 days ago · 44 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.220 km ENE of Chuquitira, Peru · 6986 days ago · 44 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.427 km ENE of Chuquitira, Peru · 6989 days ago · 42 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.09 km NE of Chuquitira, Peru · 6993 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.926 km ESE of Torata, Peru · 7004 days ago · 34 km deep · 27 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fkur. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:31 AM UTC.