M4.0 earthquake 20 km S of La Capilla, Peru
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 20 km S of La Capilla, Peru on Sat, Apr 5, 2014, 10:50 AM GMT-5 (15:50 UTC), 121 km (75 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 24 km NW of Ilo, 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
- 2014-04-05 15:50:44 UTC
- Depth
- 121.0 km (75.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.942° S, 71.161° 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
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 161°
- Stations used
- 28
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.05 km SE of Carumas, Peru · 4560 days ago · 158 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.116 km NW of Moquegua, Peru · 4557 days ago · 109 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.224 km NW of Ilo, Peru · 4521 days ago · 54 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 4
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000pp3v. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC.