M4.1 earthquake 107 km SSW of Pacocha, Peru
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 107 km SSW of Pacocha, Peru on Tue, Apr 8, 2014, 1:28 PM GMT-5 (18:28 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 70 km W of Arica, Chile. 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 (mwr), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-04-08 18:28:13 UTC
- Depth
- 25.1 km (15.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.525° S, 71.766° 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
- Reverse (thrust)
- Moment magnitude
- 4.1 Mwr
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 319°, dip 77°, rake 70°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 197°, dip 24°, rake 146°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 110°
- Stations used
- 32
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000pb7x. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:25 AM UTC.