M4.6 earthquake 12 km SE of Las Yaras, Peru
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 12 km SE of Las Yaras, Peru on Sun, Mar 16, 2014, 11:14 PM GMT-5 (04:14 UTC), 84 km (52 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 13 km SSE of Ilabaya, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-03-17 04:14:50 UTC
- Depth
- 84.4 km (52.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.956° S, 70.494° 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
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 131°
- Stations used
- 50
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.651 km SE of Palca, Peru · 4578 days ago · 124 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.327 km SW of San Antonio, Peru · 4575 days ago · 65 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.113 km SSE of Ilabaya, Peru · 4574 days ago · 85 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 3
- 4.370 km W of Arica, Chile · 4554 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.313 km SSW of Palca, Peru · 4544 days ago · 140 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.373 km S of Pacocha, Peru · 4528 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000ndvl. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.