M4.1 earthquake 27 km WSW of La Capilla, Peru
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 27 km WSW of La Capilla, Peru on Thu, Aug 21, 2014, 12:33 PM GMT-5 (17:33 UTC), 106 km (66 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 2 km NW of Cocachacra, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-08-21 17:33:17 UTC
- Depth
- 105.9 km (65.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.831° S, 71.423° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 3.6 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.30
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 97°
- Stations used
- 42
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.915 km NNE of Quinistaquillas, Peru · 4403 days ago · 100 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.62 km NW of Cocachacra, Peru · 4401 days ago · 61 km deep · 46 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000s8zk. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:26 AM UTC.