M4.1 earthquake 7 km SSE of Maca, Peru
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 7 km SSE of Maca, Peru on Wed, Feb 24, 2016, 1:01 PM GMT-5 (18:01 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 15 km S of Maca, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (ML, local (Richter)), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-02-24 18:01:50 UTC
- Depth
- 11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.710° S, 71.750° W
- Region
- Peru
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (II) at Maca.
From the USGS event page for us20005bwf. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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 8.4 km horizontally, 9.4 km in depth
- Stations used
- 0
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.315 km S of Maca, Peru · 3871 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.118 km NW of Orcopampa, Peru · 3848 days ago · 93 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.115 km SW of Maca, Peru · 3827 days ago · 114 km deep · 13 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005bwf. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:49 AM UTC.