M4.4 earthquake 21 km NNE of Pilcuyo, Peru
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 21 km NNE of Pilcuyo, Peru on Fri, May 12, 2017, 2:18 AM GMT-5 (07:18 UTC), 246 km (153 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-05-12 07:18:59 UTC
- Depth
- 245.8 km (152.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.929° S, 69.489° 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 11.6 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 134°
- Stations used
- 40
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.118 km SSW of Taquile, Peru · 3427 days ago · 234 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.055 km WNW of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3394 days ago · 208 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008rsd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:54 PM UTC.