M3.7 earthquake 7 km NE of Puquina, Peru
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 7 km NE of Puquina, Peru on Tue, Mar 8, 2016, 10:04 PM GMT-5 (03:04 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 11 km SSW of Carumas, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-03-09 03:04:42 UTC
- Depth
- 47.9 km (29.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.581° S, 71.127° 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 12.0 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.36
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 153°
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.211 km SSW of Carumas, Peru · 3836 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.118 km WSW of Huarancante, Peru · 3801 days ago · 141 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005djr. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:43 AM UTC.