Peru earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 18 km WNW of Cabanilla, Peru

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 18 km WNW of Cabanilla, Peru on Sat, Sep 5, 2015, 2:37 AM GMT-5 (07:37 UTC), 198 km (123 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-09-05 07:37:04 UTC
Depth
197.9 km (123.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.539° S, 70.500° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 9.4 km horizontally, 9.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
134°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.614 km NW of Ilave, Peru · 4013 days ago · 208 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 4.244 km WSW of Ilave, Peru · 4064 days ago · 183 km deep · 98 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003glv. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:34 PM UTC.