Peru earthquakes

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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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.