M4.7 earthquake 8 km E of Mazo Cruz, Peru
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 8 km E of Mazo Cruz, Peru on Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 8:04 PM GMT-5 (01:04 UTC), 188 km (117 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 4 km NNE of Mazo Cruz, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-03-17 01:04:02 UTC
- Depth
- 188.1 km (116.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.730° S, 69.634° 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 7.2 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.21
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 101°
- Stations used
- 42
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.49 km NNE of Pilcuyo, Peru · 3843 days ago · 232 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.94 km NNE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3832 days ago · 161 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
- 4.217 km E of Estique, Peru · 3817 days ago · 154 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.117 km ENE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3808 days ago · 194 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.114 km ENE of Tarata, Peru · 3802 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.419 km SSE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3796 days ago · 172 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.18 km S of Pilcuyo, Peru · 3791 days ago · 222 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005ade. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:14 PM UTC.