M4.1 earthquake 92 km SE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 92 km SE of Palca, Peru on Mon, Mar 7, 2016, 12:31 PM GMT-3 (15:31 UTC), 127 km (79 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 79 km ESE of Arica, Chile. 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-03-07 15:31:37 UTC
- Depth
- 127.4 km (79.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.416° S, 69.403° 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 9.7 km horizontally, 9.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 140°
- Stations used
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.079 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 3856 days ago · 94 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
- 4.0Tarapaca, Chile · 3855 days ago · 98 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.2135 km SE of Arica, Chile · 3849 days ago · 109 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.4109 km SE of Arica, Chile · 3817 days ago · 123 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 us10004wjx. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.