Peru earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 29 km E of Chuquitira, Peru

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 29 km E of Chuquitira, Peru on Mon, Jul 6, 2015, 4:19 AM GMT-5 (09:19 UTC), 172 km (107 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 16 km SSE of Mazo Cruz, Peru. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2015-07-06 09:19:43 UTC
Depth
171.6 km (106.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
17.250° S, 69.769° 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

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Location uncertainty
About 11.7 km horizontally, 10.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
137°
Stations used
33

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002ztk. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC.