M4.0 earthquake 27 km SSE of La Capilla, Peru
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 27 km SSE of La Capilla, Peru on Thu, Mar 30, 2017, 1:50 PM GMT-5 (18:50 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-03-30 18:50:45 UTC
- Depth
- 79.1 km (49.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.001° S, 71.125° 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 8.8 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.26
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 207°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008dcf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:34 AM UTC.