M4.1 earthquake 8 km S of Pilcuyo, Peru
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 8 km S of Pilcuyo, Peru on Sat, May 14, 2016, 12:00 AM GMT-5 (05:00 UTC), 222 km (138 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 4 km NNW 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
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-05-14 05:00:13 UTC
- Depth
- 221.8 km (137.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.190° S, 69.561° 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 7.7 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 101°
- Stations used
- 32
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
- 4.423 km ESE of Taquile, Peru · 3774 days ago · 255 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.64 km NNW of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3756 days ago · 172 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.43 km ESE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3756 days ago · 178 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005hd2. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:33 AM UTC.