M4.6 earthquake 12 km ESE of Accocunca, Peru
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 12 km ESE of Accocunca, Peru on Fri, Aug 18, 2017, 9:36 AM GMT-5 (14:36 UTC), 158 km (98 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-08-18 14:36:28 UTC
- Depth
- 158.2 km (98.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.795° S, 71.144° 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 9.8 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 80°
- Stations used
- 54
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.625 km NW of Santa Lucía, Peru · 3318 days ago · 170 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.233 km NW of Tisco, Peru · 3315 days ago · 125 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.526 km NW of Tisco, Peru · 3292 days ago · 132 km deep · 64 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000a9dc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:40 PM UTC.