M4.6 earthquake 25 km NW of Santa Lucía, Peru
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 25 km NW of Santa Lucía, Peru on Thu, Aug 31, 2017, 10:42 PM GMT-5 (03:42 UTC), 170 km (106 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 21 km ENE of Chiguata, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-09-01 03:42:17 UTC
- Depth
- 170.2 km (105.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.554° S, 70.792° 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 5.4 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 58°
- Stations used
- 76
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.23 km SSW of Calapuja, Peru · 3310 days ago · 225 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.321 km ENE of Chiguata, Peru · 3299 days ago · 106 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 28
- 4.526 km NW of Tisco, Peru · 3291 days ago · 132 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.414 km W of Santa Lucía, Peru · 3272 days ago · 210 km deep · 19 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000adra. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:31 AM UTC.