M4.4 earthquake 91 km WSW of Pacocha, Peru
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 91 km WSW of Pacocha, Peru on Sun, Mar 22, 2015, 1:55 PM GMT-5 (18:55 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 86 km SW of Islay (Matarani), Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-03-22 18:55:45 UTC
- Depth
- 30.3 km (18.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.973° S, 72.142° 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 10.7 km horizontally, 10.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.22
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 214°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 25
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10001plc. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:47 PM UTC.