M4.4 earthquake 23 km NNW of Pujocucho, Peru
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 23 km NNW of Pujocucho, Peru on Thu, Jun 2, 2016, 11:12 PM GMT-5 (04:12 UTC), 48 km (30 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-06-03 04:12:26 UTC
- Depth
- 48.4 km (30.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.953° S, 70.399° 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 8.0 km horizontally, 11.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 140°
- Stations used
- 44
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.116 km ESE of Carumas, Peru · 3769 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.64 km NNW of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3756 days ago · 172 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.43 km ESE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3756 days ago · 178 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.213 km NNE of Candarave, Peru · 3720 days ago · 156 km deep · 30 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200061m7. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:47 PM UTC.