M4.1 earthquake 16 km ESE of Carumas, Peru
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 16 km ESE of Carumas, Peru on Mon, Jun 6, 2016, 12:39 AM GMT-5 (05:39 UTC), 10 km (6 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
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-06-06 05:39:16 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.867° S, 70.551° 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 4.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 143°
- Stations used
- 41
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.64 km NNW of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3755 days ago · 172 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.43 km ESE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3755 days ago · 178 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.213 km NNE of Candarave, Peru · 3719 days ago · 156 km deep · 48 km away
Before
- 4.423 km NNW of Pujocucho, Peru · 3771 days ago · 48 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
- 4.528 km ESE of Carumas, Peru · 3772 days ago · 36 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.929 km E of Carumas, Peru · 3773 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
- 4.012 km ENE of Coalaque, Peru · 3791 days ago · 132 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.419 km SSE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3796 days ago · 172 km deep · 96 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200062au. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:12 PM UTC.