Peru earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 11 km SSW of Carumas, Peru

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 11 km SSW of Carumas, Peru on Wed, Mar 30, 2016, 8:47 AM GMT-5 (13:47 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-03-30 13:47:06 UTC
Depth
33.3 km (20.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.907° S, 70.724° 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 7.9 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
131°
Stations used
44

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 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.012 km ENE of Coalaque, Peru · 3791 days ago · 132 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 3.77 km NE of Puquina, Peru · 3858 days ago · 48 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.210 km SE of Chuquitira, Peru · 3860 days ago · 143 km deep · 94 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005ddv. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:14 PM UTC.