M5.3 earthquake 26 km W of Islay (Matarani), Peru
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 26 km W of Islay (Matarani), Peru on Fri, Aug 19, 2016, 4:49 AM GMT-5 (09:49 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (Mwr, regional moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-08-19 09:49:10 UTC
- Depth
- 44.9 km (27.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.024° S, 72.349° W
- Region
- Peru
- Felt reports
- 16
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.3 | Mwr, regional moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.21 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.2 |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (IV) at Aplao, Arequipa, Camana, Cocachacra, Mejia, Mollendo, Ocona, Punta de Bombon, Quilca and Vitor; (III) at Ilo and Yura; (II) at Atico, Chuquibamba and Moquegua.
From the USGS event page for us10006eyx. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
16 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 7.3 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 138°
- Stations used
- 232
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.629 km W of El Pedregal, Peru · 3686 days ago · 86 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
- 4.813 km W of Santa Rita de Siguas, Peru · 3683 days ago · 79 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
- 4.132 km S of Quequeña, Peru · 3665 days ago · 101 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006eyx (also filed as iscgem609369919). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:53 PM UTC.