M4.5 earthquake 14 km ENE of Jayune, Peru
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 14 km ENE of Jayune, Peru on Fri, Jan 12, 2018, 10:03 AM GMT-5 (15:03 UTC), 166 km (103 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 28 km NNW of Tisco, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-01-12 15:03:36 UTC
- Depth
- 166.4 km (103.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.530° S, 71.175° 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 10.6 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 146°
- Stations used
- 37
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000civm. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC.