M4.1 earthquake 15 km SW of Maca, Peru
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 15 km SW of Maca, Peru on Tue, Apr 12, 2016, 9:48 PM GMT-5 (02:48 UTC), 114 km (71 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 24 km NNE of Jayune, 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 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-04-13 02:48:43 UTC
- Depth
- 114.0 km (70.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.749° S, 71.866° 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 8.3 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 144°
- 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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.118 km WSW of Huarancante, Peru · 3805 days ago · 141 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.011 km N of Orcopampa, Peru · 3786 days ago · 119 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.224 km NNE of Jayune, Peru · 3774 days ago · 143 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005hnv. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:34 AM UTC.