M4.2 earthquake 14 km SE of Las Yaras, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 14 km SE of Las Yaras, Peru on Sun, Aug 7, 2016, 1:06 AM GMT-5 (06:06 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 11 km S of Ilabaya, 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-08-07 06:06:37 UTC
- Depth
- 35.6 km (22.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.937° S, 70.449° 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 8.0 km horizontally, 11.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.53
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 207°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 28
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.649 km E of Arica, Chile · 3685 days ago · 121 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 5
- 5.011 km S of Ilabaya, Peru · 3662 days ago · 101 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.273 km W of Arica, Chile · 3648 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006bx5. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:06 PM UTC.