M5.0 earthquake 13 km S of Quequeña, Peru
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 13 km S of Quequeña, Peru on Thu, Jul 31, 2014, 1:09 PM GMT-5 (18:09 UTC), 114 km (71 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-07-31 18:09:17 UTC
- Depth
- 114.0 km (70.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.680° S, 71.430° 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
- ±0.03
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.127 km WSW of La Capilla, Peru · 4424 days ago · 106 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.915 km NNE of Quinistaquillas, Peru · 4403 days ago · 100 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.62 km NW of Cocachacra, Peru · 4401 days ago · 61 km deep · 57 km away
Before
- 4.020 km NE of El Pedregal, Peru · 4448 days ago · 143 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.932 km S of El Triunfo ( El Cruce), Peru · 4456 days ago · 28 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.021 km SSW of El Triunfo ( El Cruce), Peru · 4467 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
- 4.74 km SSW of La Capilla, Peru · 4473 days ago · 85 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 3
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000ryyc. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.