M4.7 earthquake 15 km WSW of Tacna, Peru
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 15 km WSW of Tacna, Peru on Sun, Mar 6, 2016, 11:23 AM GMT-5 (16:23 UTC), 99 km (62 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-03-06 16:23:08 UTC
- Depth
- 99.0 km (61.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.080° S, 70.380° 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 7.9 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0Southern Peru · 3859 days ago · 109 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.217 km E of Estique, Peru · 3816 days ago · 154 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.917 km SSE of Las Yaras, Peru · 3803 days ago · 42 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.114 km ENE of Tarata, Peru · 3802 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004vnu. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:55 AM UTC.