M4.1 earthquake 16 km NW of Moquegua, Peru
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 16 km NW of Moquegua, Peru on Thu, Apr 10, 2014, 10:56 AM GMT-5 (15:56 UTC), 109 km (68 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
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-04-10 15:56:49 UTC
- Depth
- 109.1 km (67.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.108° S, 71.063° 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
- ±0.30
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 133°
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.05 km SE of Carumas, Peru · 4560 days ago · 158 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.020 km S of La Capilla, Peru · 4562 days ago · 121 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.113 km SSE of Ilabaya, Peru · 4573 days ago · 85 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3
- 4.327 km SW of San Antonio, Peru · 4573 days ago · 65 km deep · 31 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000pefk. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:42 AM UTC.