M4.3 earthquake 28 km NE of Pujocucho, Peru
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 28 km NE of Pujocucho, Peru on Fri, Feb 17, 2017, 11:55 PM GMT-5 (04:55 UTC), 152 km (94 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 33 km SE of Mazo Cruz, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-02-18 04:55:43 UTC
- Depth
- 151.8 km (94.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.984° S, 70.157° 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 12.0 km horizontally, 9.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 137°
- Stations used
- 37
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.143 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 3510 days ago · 160 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.310 km NW of Moquegua, Peru · 3486 days ago · 128 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
- 4.433 km SE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3481 days ago · 186 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008km0. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC.