Peru earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 33 km SE of Mazo Cruz, Peru

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 33 km SE of Mazo Cruz, Peru on Mon, Mar 20, 2017, 4:02 PM GMT-5 (21:02 UTC), 186 km (116 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-03-20 21:02:54 UTC
Depth
186.5 km (115.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
16.932° S, 69.469° 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

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Location uncertainty
About 7.0 km horizontally, 3.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
92

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008te5. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:44 AM UTC.