M5.0 earthquake 4 km WSW of Punta de Bombón, Peru
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Punta de Bombón, Peru on Sun, Mar 1, 2015, 10:08 AM GMT-5 (15:08 UTC), 56 km (34 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-03-01 15:08:28 UTC
- Depth
- 55.5 km (34.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.181° S, 71.838° W
- Region
- Peru
- Felt reports
- 8
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.034 · 292 stations |
| 5.26 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.2 |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (IV) at Mollendo and Punta de Bombon; (III) at Quilca; (II) at Arequipa. Also felt at Corrales, Ilo and Lluta.
From the USGS event page for usc000tu6s. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
8 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.2 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 99°
- Stations used
- 332
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.031 km WSW of Pacocha, Peru · 4215 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.491 km WSW of Pacocha, Peru · 4213 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tu6s (also filed as iscgem606758217). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC.