Peru earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 9 km WSW of Juliaca, Peru

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 9 km WSW of Juliaca, Peru on Thu, Jun 16, 2016, 1:32 PM GMT-5 (18:32 UTC), 209 km (130 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 6 km N of Ayaviri, Peru. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-06-16 18:32:25 UTC
Depth
209.3 km (130.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.522° S, 70.219° W
Region
Peru
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.8 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
57

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.96 km N of Ayaviri, Peru · 3752 days ago · 193 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3

Before

  1. 4.423 km ESE of Taquile, Peru · 3774 days ago · 255 km deep · 87 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200064vm. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:43 PM UTC.