M3.8 earthquake 25 km NNE of Pujocucho, Peru
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 25 km NNE of Pujocucho, Peru on Mon, Sep 24, 2007, 4:58 PM GMT-5 (21:58 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 4 km NE of Chuquitira, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-09-24 21:58:24 UTC
- Depth
- 26.4 km (16.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.943° S, 70.277° 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 usp000fp1u. 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.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 126°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.24 km NE of Chuquitira, Peru · 6938 days ago · 39 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.032 km ESE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 6934 days ago · 187 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.29 km NE of Ticaco, Peru · 6926 days ago · 125 km deep · 60 km away
Before
- 4.45 km NE of Chuquitira, Peru · 6949 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.326 km ENE of Chuquitira, Peru · 6949 days ago · 49 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.346 km E of Estique, Peru · 6952 days ago · 153 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.41 km NW of Chuquitira, Peru · 6963 days ago · 46 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.240 km E of Chuquitira, Peru · 6963 days ago · 45 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.35 km NW of Pujocucho, Peru · 6976 days ago · 116 km deep · 23 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fp1u. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:43 PM UTC.