M4.2 earthquake 24 km NW of Ilo, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 24 km NW of Ilo, Peru on Thu, May 15, 2014, 8:05 PM GMT-5 (01:05 UTC), 54 km (34 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 21 km SSW of El Triunfo ( El Cruce), Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-05-16 01:05:10 UTC
- Depth
- 54.0 km (33.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.460° S, 71.480° W
- Region
- Peru
- Felt reports
- 4
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.53
- Stations used
- 0
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.74 km SSW of La Capilla, Peru · 4473 days ago · 85 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 3
- 5.021 km SSW of El Triunfo ( El Cruce), Peru · 4466 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000qqbv. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:23 AM UTC.