M5.0 earthquake 10 km SSW of Maca, Peru
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 10 km SSW of Maca, Peru on Fri, Feb 19, 2016, 9:05 PM GMT-5 (02:05 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-02-20 02:05:50 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.720° S, 71.821° W
- Region
- Peru
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.045 · 158 stations |
| 5.09 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (IV) at Maca and Pinchollo; (III) at Chivay and Madrigal; (II) at Huambo.
From the USGS event page for us10004r90. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- V, moderate shaking
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 2.3 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 126°
- Stations used
- 100
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.88 km SSW of Maca, Peru · 3877 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.17 km SSE of Maca, Peru · 3875 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.315 km S of Maca, Peru · 3872 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.118 km NW of Orcopampa, Peru · 3849 days ago · 93 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.115 km SW of Maca, Peru · 3827 days ago · 114 km deep · 6 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004r90 (also filed as gcmt20160220020550, iscgem608338810). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:34 AM UTC.