M4.3 earthquake 20 km SSE of Mazo Cruz, Peru
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 20 km SSE of Mazo Cruz, Peru on Tue, Jun 16, 2015, 4:52 PM GMT-5 (21:52 UTC), 181 km (112 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 29 km E of Chuquitira, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-06-16 21:52:36 UTC
- Depth
- 180.9 km (112.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.923° S, 69.669° 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 8.9 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 100°
- Stations used
- 37
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
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.
After
- 4.180 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 4120 days ago · 158 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.429 km E of Chuquitira, Peru · 4107 days ago · 172 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.232 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 4071 days ago · 132 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10002ml1. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:28 PM UTC.