Peru earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 21 km SSW of El Pedregal, Peru

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 21 km SSW of El Pedregal, Peru on Fri, Apr 1, 2016, 10:28 AM GMT-5 (15:28 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-04-01 15:28:51 UTC
Depth
52.9 km (32.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.533° S, 72.291° W
Region
Peru
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt (III) at Vitor. Also felt at Lluta.

From the USGS event page for us20005dyn. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 9.9 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
162°
Stations used
39

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

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005dyn. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:35 AM UTC.