Peru earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 10 km NW of Moquegua, Peru

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 10 km NW of Moquegua, Peru on Thu, Mar 16, 2017, 10:25 AM GMT-5 (15:25 UTC), 128 km (79 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-03-16 15:25:25 UTC
Depth
127.6 km (79.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
17.127° S, 71.006° W
Region
Peru
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 8.2 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
129°
Stations used
58

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 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.027 km SSE of La Capilla, Peru · 3472 days ago · 79 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 4.328 km NE of Pujocucho, Peru · 3512 days ago · 152 km deep · 92 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008shr. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC.