M4.4 earthquake 17 km NNE of Jayune, Peru
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 17 km NNE of Jayune, Peru on Thu, Aug 17, 2017, 7:53 PM GMT-5 (00:53 UTC), 141 km (88 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 21 km ENE of Chiguata, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-08-18 00:53:53 UTC
- Depth
- 140.9 km (87.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.408° S, 71.269° 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 9.2 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 121°
- Stations used
- 54
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
- 4.612 km ESE of Accocunca, Peru · 3332 days ago · 158 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.314 km WNW of Cabanilla, Peru · 3322 days ago · 199 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.311 km SSE of Lampa, Peru · 3321 days ago · 208 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.625 km NW of Santa Lucía, Peru · 3318 days ago · 170 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.233 km NW of Tisco, Peru · 3314 days ago · 125 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.321 km ENE of Chiguata, Peru · 3299 days ago · 106 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 28
- 4.526 km NW of Tisco, Peru · 3291 days ago · 132 km deep · 46 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000a985. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC.