M3.9 earthquake 35 km N of El Algarrobal, Peru
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 35 km N of El Algarrobal, Peru on Wed, Oct 19, 2016, 1:14 PM GMT-5 (18:14 UTC), 86 km (53 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 8 km W of Pujocucho, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-10-19 18:14:41 UTC
- Depth
- 86.0 km (53.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.306° S, 71.279° W
- Region
- Peru
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (II) at Ilo.
From the USGS event page for us20007fel. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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 12.6 km horizontally, 16.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.30
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 189°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 29
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.58 km W of Pujocucho, Peru · 3615 days ago · 128 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.135 km ESE of Cocachacra, Peru · 3614 days ago · 70 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.218 km N of Sama Grande, Peru · 3604 days ago · 107 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007fel. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:27 PM UTC.