M4.5 earthquake 34 km NNE of El Cardo, Peru
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 34 km NNE of El Cardo, Peru on Mon, Aug 1, 2016, 2:24 AM GMT-5 (07:24 UTC), 109 km (68 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
- 4.5 (ML, local (Richter)), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-08-01 07:24:38 UTC
- Depth
- 109.0 km (67.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.310° S, 72.620° 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 Aplao and Camana.
From the USGS event page for us10006nfl. 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 11.3 km horizontally, 10.0 km in depth
- Stations used
- 0
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.511 km SW of Tapay, Peru · 3700 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 22
- 4.312 km ESE of El Triunfo ( El Cruce), Peru · 3698 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
- 5.326 km W of Islay (Matarani), Peru · 3696 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 16
- 4.629 km W of El Pedregal, Peru · 3686 days ago · 86 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
- 4.813 km W of Santa Rita de Siguas, Peru · 3683 days ago · 79 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006nfl. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:04 PM UTC.