Peru earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 13 km N of Islay (Matarani), Peru

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 13 km N of Islay (Matarani), Peru on Sun, Apr 15, 2018, 2:35 AM GMT-5 (07:35 UTC), 95 km (59 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 21 km NNW of El Pedregal, Peru. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-04-15 07:35:33 UTC
Depth
94.9 km (59.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
16.873° S, 72.123° W
Region
Peru
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person 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 9.8 km horizontally, 10.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
153°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.021 km NNW of El Pedregal, Peru · 3065 days ago · 87 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3

Before

  1. 3.714 km N of Cocachacra, Peru · 3104 days ago · 81 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 4

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000e0ix. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:33 AM UTC.