M4.5 earthquake 26 km ENE of Lloque, Peru
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 26 km ENE of Lloque, Peru on Mon, May 22, 2017, 9:27 AM GMT-5 (14:27 UTC), 60 km (38 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-05-22 14:27:30 UTC
- Depth
- 60.4 km (37.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.213° S, 70.524° W
- Region
- Peru
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 9.6 km horizontally, 12.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 148°
- Stations used
- 35
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.227 km E of Lloque, Peru · 3404 days ago · 61 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.055 km WNW of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3394 days ago · 208 km deep · 49 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008u52. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:21 PM UTC.