M4.3 earthquake 30 km NNE of La Capilla, Peru
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 30 km NNE of La Capilla, Peru on Thu, Mar 15, 2018, 8:00 PM GMT-5 (01:00 UTC), 82 km (51 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-03-16 01:00:36 UTC
- Depth
- 81.7 km (50.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.009° S, 71.280° 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 5.4 km horizontally, 11.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 182°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.714 km N of Cocachacra, Peru · 3104 days ago · 81 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 4
- 4.131 km N of El Algarrobal, Peru · 3093 days ago · 78 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.013 km N of Islay (Matarani), Peru · 3091 days ago · 95 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000d51v. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:26 AM UTC.