M5.7 earthquake 65 km E of Chuquitira, Peru
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 65 km E of Chuquitira, Peru on Sun, Nov 8, 2015, 3:13 AM GMT-5 (08:13 UTC), 160 km (99 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.7 (mww), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-11-08 08:13:37 UTC
- Depth
- 159.9 km (99.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.319° S, 69.429° W
- Region
- Peru
- Felt reports
- 3
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
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
- 5.7 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 156°, dip 88°, rake 113°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 251°, dip 23°, rake 5°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 7.7 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 95°
- Stations used
- 127
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.471 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 3965 days ago · 126 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.515 km NNE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3961 days ago · 192 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.451 km SE of Palca, Peru · 3959 days ago · 144 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003vp7 (also filed as gcmt20151108081337, iscgem608023794). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:22 PM UTC.