M4.2 earthquake 44 km WSW of Ilave, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 44 km WSW of Ilave, Peru on Wed, Aug 19, 2015, 12:08 PM GMT-5 (17:08 UTC), 183 km (114 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 16 km SSE of Mazo Cruz, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-08-19 17:08:17 UTC
- Depth
- 182.9 km (113.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.291° S, 70.023° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.0 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 142°
- Stations used
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.816 km SSE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 4055 days ago · 180 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
- 4.618 km WNW of Cabanilla, Peru · 4047 days ago · 198 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.012 km E of Carumas, Peru · 4024 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.614 km NW of Ilave, Peru · 4013 days ago · 208 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003gda. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC.