Peru earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 160 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 160 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru on Tue, Nov 24, 2015, 7:44 PM GMT-4 (23:44 UTC), 595 km (370 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 184 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2015-11-24 23:44:14 UTC
Depth
595.1 km (369.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
10.557° S, 70.990° 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 9.6 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
88

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1159 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru · 3960 days ago · 619 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.7138 km W of Iñapari, Peru · 3960 days ago · 597 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.3196 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru · 3960 days ago · 590 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.3193 km ESE of Marechal Thaumaturgo, Brazil · 3960 days ago · 630 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.3121 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru · 3959 days ago · 655 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.2176 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru · 3959 days ago · 592 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.9184 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil · 3959 days ago · 606 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.2180 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru · 3958 days ago · 602 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 4.2195 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru · 3956 days ago · 626 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 4.0209 km SE of Marechal Thaumaturgo, Brazil · 3951 days ago · 623 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.2190 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil · 3949 days ago · 638 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 4.0157 km W of Iñapari, Peru · 3936 days ago · 601 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 4.3132 km W of Iñapari, Peru · 3921 days ago · 633 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 7.6185 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru · 3960 days ago · 621 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 15
  2. 7.6155 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru · 3960 days ago · 606 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 124 · tsunami flag
  3. 4.3173 km W of Iñapari, Peru · 3960 days ago · 596 km deep · 20 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004112. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:56 AM UTC.