M4.0 earthquake 12 km ENE of Coalaque, Peru
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 12 km ENE of Coalaque, Peru on Sat, May 14, 2016, 7:19 PM GMT-5 (00:19 UTC), 132 km (82 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 29 km E of Carumas, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-05-15 00:19:03 UTC
- Depth
- 131.9 km (82.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.616° S, 70.912° 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 9.3 km horizontally, 10.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 128°
- Stations used
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.929 km E of Carumas, Peru · 3773 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
- 4.528 km ESE of Carumas, Peru · 3772 days ago · 36 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.423 km NNW of Pujocucho, Peru · 3772 days ago · 48 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
- 4.116 km ESE of Carumas, Peru · 3769 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005iwu. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 PM UTC.