M4.6 earthquake 95 km SSW of Pacocha, Peru
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 95 km SSW of Pacocha, Peru on Thu, Mar 19, 2015, 8:11 AM GMT-5 (13:11 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-03-19 13:11:48 UTC
- Depth
- 28.1 km (17.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.443° S, 71.697° 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 9.6 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.24
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 191°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.031 km WSW of Pacocha, Peru · 4213 days ago · 28 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.491 km WSW of Pacocha, Peru · 4210 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10001q6j. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.