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M4.0 earthquake 12 km E of Carumas, Peru

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 12 km E of Carumas, Peru on Sun, Sep 27, 2015, 9:31 PM GMT-5 (02:31 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-09-28 02:31:50 UTC
Depth
13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.810° S, 70.580° W
Region
Peru
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt (III) at Carumas.

From the USGS event page for us10003jn2. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 12.4 km horizontally, 9.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.52
Stations used
0

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003jn2. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:41 AM UTC.