M4.7 earthquake 43 km SSE of Cayarani, Peru
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 43 km SSE of Cayarani, Peru on Mon, Jul 18, 2016, 12:55 AM GMT-5 (05:55 UTC), 156 km (97 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 11 km SW of Tapay, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-07-18 05:55:15 UTC
- Depth
- 156.4 km (97.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.041° S, 71.882° 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 5.9 km horizontally, 13.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 119°
- Stations used
- 36
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006gqg. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.