M4.2 earthquake 17 km E of Estique, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 17 km E of Estique, Peru on Mon, Apr 18, 2016, 4:36 PM GMT-5 (21:36 UTC), 154 km (96 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-04-18 21:36:02 UTC
- Depth
- 154.1 km (95.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.525° S, 69.851° 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 8.4 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 99°
- Stations used
- 33
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.117 km ENE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3808 days ago · 194 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.917 km SSE of Las Yaras, Peru · 3803 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.114 km ENE of Tarata, Peru · 3802 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.419 km SSE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3796 days ago · 172 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.929 km E of Carumas, Peru · 3773 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
- 4.528 km ESE of Carumas, Peru · 3772 days ago · 36 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.423 km NNW of Pujocucho, Peru · 3771 days ago · 48 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
- 4.245 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 3758 days ago · 165 km deep · 35 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005byz. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC.