M4.3 earthquake 73 km S of Pacocha, Peru
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 73 km S of Pacocha, Peru on Sat, May 10, 2014, 5:32 AM GMT-5 (10:32 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mwr), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-05-10 10:32:38 UTC
- Depth
- 25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.306° S, 71.301° 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.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Oblique reverse
- Moment magnitude
- 4.3 Mwr
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 297°, dip 17°, rake 38°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 171°, dip 80°, rake 104°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 96°
- Stations used
- 86
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
- 4.224 km NW of Ilo, Peru · 4520 days ago · 54 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 4
- 4.1101 km W of Arica, Chile · 4473 days ago · 44 km deep · 29 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000qgvt. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC.