M4.5 earthquake 26 km NW of Tisco, Peru
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 26 km NW of Tisco, Peru on Wed, Sep 27, 2017, 3:05 PM GMT-5 (20:05 UTC), 132 km (82 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-09-27 20:05:12 UTC
- Depth
- 131.7 km (81.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.161° S, 71.610° 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 6.8 km horizontally, 17.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 121°
- 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: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000avim. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:11 AM UTC.