Peru earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 21 km NNW of El Pedregal, Peru

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 21 km NNW of El Pedregal, Peru on Fri, May 11, 2018, 1:48 PM GMT-5 (18:48 UTC), 87 km (54 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-05-11 18:48:29 UTC
Depth
87.2 km (54.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
16.181° S, 72.255° W
Region
Peru
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.6 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
132

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.415 km WNW of Yanaquihua, Peru · 3042 days ago · 71 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.013 km N of Islay (Matarani), Peru · 3091 days ago · 95 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000e32f. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:50 PM UTC.