M4.4 earthquake 9 km NNE of Pilcuyo, Peru
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Pilcuyo, Peru on Tue, Mar 22, 2016, 11:09 PM GMT-5 (04:09 UTC), 232 km (144 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-03-23 04:09:27 UTC
- Depth
- 232.2 km (144.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.039° S, 69.509° 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 6.5 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 100°
- Stations used
- 81
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.94 km NNE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3833 days ago · 161 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
- 4.117 km ENE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3808 days ago · 194 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.419 km SSE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3796 days ago · 172 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.18 km S of Pilcuyo, Peru · 3792 days ago · 222 km deep · 18 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005byp. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:29 PM UTC.