M4.9 earthquake 29 km E of Carumas, Peru
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 29 km E of Carumas, Peru on Wed, Jun 1, 2016, 7:01 PM GMT-5 (00:01 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mwr), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-06-02 00:01:28 UTC
- Depth
- 13.3 km (8.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.828° S, 70.423° W
- Region
- Peru
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Strike-slip
- Moment magnitude
- 4.9 Mwr
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 108°, dip 80°, rake -162°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 15°, dip 73°, rake -10°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.0 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 92°
- Stations used
- 244
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.528 km ESE of Carumas, Peru · 3772 days ago · 36 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.423 km NNW of Pujocucho, Peru · 3772 days ago · 48 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
- 4.116 km ESE of Carumas, Peru · 3769 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.64 km NNW of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3756 days ago · 172 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.43 km ESE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3756 days ago · 178 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.213 km NNE of Candarave, Peru · 3720 days ago · 156 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005zue. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.