M4.2 earthquake 15 km SW of Lluta, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 15 km SW of Lluta, Peru on Sun, Nov 12, 2017, 7:10 AM GMT-5 (12:10 UTC), 95 km (59 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 15 km SSW of Ichupampa, 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
- 2017-11-12 12:10:30 UTC
- Depth
- 95.3 km (59.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.114° S, 72.118° 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 8.3 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 131°
- Stations used
- 44
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000bm9n. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:04 AM UTC.