M4.5 earthquake 28 km ESE of Carumas, Peru
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 28 km ESE of Carumas, Peru on Thu, Jun 2, 2016, 6:16 AM GMT-5 (11:16 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 4 km NNW of Mazo Cruz, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-06-02 11:16:58 UTC
- Depth
- 35.5 km (22.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.895° S, 70.442° 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 6.9 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 142°
- Stations used
- 42
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.423 km NNW of Pujocucho, Peru · 3772 days ago · 48 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
- 4.116 km ESE of Carumas, Peru · 3769 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.64 km NNW of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3756 days ago · 172 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.43 km ESE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3756 days ago · 178 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.213 km NNE of Candarave, Peru · 3719 days ago · 156 km deep · 38 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005zy4. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:26 PM UTC.