M4.5 earthquake 56 km WSW of Las Yaras, Peru
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 56 km WSW of Las Yaras, Peru on Fri, Apr 20, 2018, 7:23 AM GMT-5 (12:23 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.
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
- 2018-04-20 12:23:28 UTC
- Depth
- 49.6 km (30.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.129° S, 71.022° 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 7.7 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.22
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 159°
- Stations used
- 36
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000dp7x. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:40 AM UTC.