M4.2 earthquake 24 km NNE of Jayune, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 24 km NNE of Jayune, Peru on Sat, Jun 4, 2016, 11:52 PM GMT-5 (04:52 UTC), 143 km (89 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 6 km N of Ayaviri, 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-06-05 04:52:53 UTC
- Depth
- 143.0 km (88.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.363° S, 71.195° 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 8.5 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 111°
- Stations used
- 49
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 us20006252. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC.