M4.2 earthquake 13 km NNE of Candarave, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 13 km NNE of Candarave, Peru on Mon, Jul 25, 2016, 3:39 AM GMT-5 (08:39 UTC), 156 km (97 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 11 km S of Ilabaya, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-07-25 08:39:21 UTC
- Depth
- 155.6 km (96.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.151° S, 70.205° 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 9.3 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.37
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 202°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.214 km SE of Las Yaras, Peru · 3707 days ago · 36 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.011 km S of Ilabaya, Peru · 3663 days ago · 101 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100068ch. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC.