M4.9 earthquake 4 km NNE of Mazo Cruz, Peru
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 4 km NNE of Mazo Cruz, Peru on Sun, Apr 3, 2016, 12:41 AM GMT-5 (05:41 UTC), 161 km (100 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-04-03 05:41:42 UTC
- Depth
- 160.7 km (99.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.709° S, 69.699° W
- Region
- Peru
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 7.2 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 103°
- Stations used
- 158
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.217 km E of Estique, Peru · 3817 days ago · 154 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.117 km ENE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3808 days ago · 194 km deep · 15 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 · 23 km away
- 4.18 km S of Pilcuyo, Peru · 3791 days ago · 222 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.423 km ESE of Taquile, Peru · 3774 days ago · 255 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.929 km E of Carumas, Peru · 3773 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005e8e. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:14 PM UTC.