M4.2 earthquake 17 km SW of Ilave, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 17 km SW of Ilave, Peru on Sat, Apr 29, 2017, 11:39 AM GMT-5 (16:39 UTC), 221 km (137 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 15 km SSE of Mazo Cruz, 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
- 2017-04-29 16:39:44 UTC
- Depth
- 220.9 km (137.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.196° S, 69.785° 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 8.2 km horizontally, 9.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 108°
- Stations used
- 34
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.421 km NNE of Pilcuyo, Peru · 3429 days ago · 246 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.118 km SSW of Taquile, Peru · 3427 days ago · 234 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.526 km ENE of Lloque, Peru · 3419 days ago · 60 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
- 4.227 km E of Lloque, Peru · 3404 days ago · 61 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.323 km SSE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3395 days ago · 191 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.615 km SSE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3394 days ago · 191 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.055 km WNW of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3394 days ago · 208 km deep · 52 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008pnm. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC.