M4.4 earthquake 57 km ENE of Estique, Peru
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 57 km ENE of Estique, Peru on Thu, Jul 21, 2016, 7:04 AM GMT-5 (12:04 UTC), 171 km (106 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 61 km E of Palca, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-07-21 12:04:39 UTC
- Depth
- 170.9 km (106.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.435° S, 69.485° 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 10.6 km horizontally, 11.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.27
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 162°
- 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: 3 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 us20006gde. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:55 PM UTC.