Peru earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 31 km WSW of Pacocha, Peru

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 31 km WSW of Pacocha, Peru on Fri, Mar 20, 2015, 3:49 AM GMT-5 (08:49 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 91 km WSW of Pacocha, Peru. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2015-03-20 08:49:23 UTC
Depth
28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.780° S, 71.610° 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 8.6 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.491 km WSW of Pacocha, Peru · 4210 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 4.695 km SSW of Pacocha, Peru · 4213 days ago · 28 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.1103 km W of Arica, Chile · 4215 days ago · 49 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.884 km S of Pacocha, Peru · 4215 days ago · 64 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 5.04 km WSW of Punta de Bombón, Peru · 4231 days ago · 56 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 8

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10001p41. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:30 PM UTC.