M4.2 earthquake 18 km N of Sama Grande, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 18 km N of Sama Grande, Peru on Sat, Nov 19, 2016, 7:49 PM GMT-5 (00:49 UTC), 107 km (66 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 23 km ENE of Palca, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-11-20 00:49:00 UTC
- Depth
- 106.8 km (66.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.620° S, 70.499° W
- Region
- Peru
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (II) at Locumba.
From the USGS event page for us10007aqh. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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 5.0 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 143°
- Stations used
- 51
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.123 km NE of Chuquitira, Peru · 3604 days ago · 184 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.523 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 3591 days ago · 152 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.529 km SE of Palca, Peru · 3574 days ago · 125 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.22 km NNW of Ilo, Peru · 3565 days ago · 69 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007aqh. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:31 AM UTC.