M4.1 earthquake 14 km ENE of Tarata, Peru
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 14 km ENE of Tarata, Peru on Tue, May 3, 2016, 4:17 AM GMT-5 (09:17 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 29 km E 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
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-05-03 09:17:18 UTC
- Depth
- 12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.420° S, 69.910° 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 5.6 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.37
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.419 km SSE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3796 days ago · 172 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.929 km E of Carumas, Peru · 3773 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
- 4.528 km ESE of Carumas, Peru · 3772 days ago · 36 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.423 km NNW of Pujocucho, Peru · 3771 days ago · 48 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
- 4.116 km ESE of Carumas, Peru · 3768 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.245 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 3758 days ago · 165 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.64 km NNW of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3755 days ago · 172 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.43 km ESE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3755 days ago · 178 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005da2. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:03 PM UTC.