M4.1 earthquake 18 km SSW of Taquile, Peru
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 18 km SSW of Taquile, Peru on Sat, May 13, 2017, 11:13 PM GMT-5 (04:13 UTC), 234 km (145 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 26 km ENE of Lloque, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-05-14 04:13:34 UTC
- Depth
- 233.9 km (145.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.924° S, 69.733° 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 10.4 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 132°
- Stations used
- 29
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
- 4.526 km ENE of Lloque, Peru · 3419 days ago · 60 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
- 4.227 km E of Lloque, Peru · 3404 days ago · 61 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.055 km WNW of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3394 days ago · 208 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008sat. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:54 PM UTC.