Peru earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 17 km ENE of Mazo Cruz, Peru

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 17 km ENE of Mazo Cruz, Peru on Wed, Apr 27, 2016, 5:34 AM GMT-5 (10:34 UTC), 194 km (121 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 29 km E of Carumas, Peru. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-04-27 10:34:47 UTC
Depth
194.5 km (120.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
16.693° S, 69.557° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.9 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.114 km ENE of Tarata, Peru · 3803 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.419 km SSE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3797 days ago · 172 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.18 km S of Pilcuyo, Peru · 3793 days ago · 222 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.423 km ESE of Taquile, Peru · 3775 days ago · 255 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.929 km E of Carumas, Peru · 3774 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.528 km ESE of Carumas, Peru · 3773 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.423 km NNW of Pujocucho, Peru · 3773 days ago · 48 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.64 km NNW of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3757 days ago · 172 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 4.43 km ESE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3757 days ago · 178 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 4.217 km E of Estique, Peru · 3818 days ago · 154 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.94 km NNE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3834 days ago · 161 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005e2l. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:03 PM UTC.