M4.0 earthquake 5 km SE of Carumas, Peru
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 5 km SE of Carumas, Peru on Sun, Apr 6, 2014, 7:45 PM GMT-5 (00:45 UTC), 158 km (98 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 43 km NW of Mazo Cruz, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-04-07 00:45:51 UTC
- Depth
- 158.3 km (98.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.850° S, 70.663° W
- Region
- Peru
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 126°
- Stations used
- 52
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.116 km NW of Moquegua, Peru · 4557 days ago · 109 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.243 km NW of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 4524 days ago · 192 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000p88a. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:51 AM UTC.