M4.5 earthquake 8 km W of Pujocucho, Peru
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 8 km W of Pujocucho, Peru on Tue, Nov 8, 2016, 6:11 PM GMT-5 (23:11 UTC), 128 km (79 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-11-08 23:11:58 UTC
- Depth
- 127.5 km (79.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.157° S, 70.432° 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 10.9 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 158°
- Stations used
- 48
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.218 km N of Sama Grande, Peru · 3604 days ago · 107 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.123 km NE of Chuquitira, Peru · 3601 days ago · 184 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.523 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 3588 days ago · 152 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100076cz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:30 PM UTC.