M3.7 earthquake 14 km N of Cocachacra, Peru
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 14 km N of Cocachacra, Peru on Mon, Apr 2, 2018, 9:10 AM GMT-5 (14:10 UTC), 81 km (50 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 31 km N of El Algarrobal, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-04-02 14:10:44 UTC
- Depth
- 80.9 km (50.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.957° S, 71.776° W
- Region
- Peru
- Felt reports
- 4
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 13.2 km horizontally, 47.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 269°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 23
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.131 km N of El Algarrobal, Peru · 3093 days ago · 78 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.013 km N of Islay (Matarani), Peru · 3091 days ago · 95 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000dcnq. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:40 AM UTC.