M4.2 earthquake 24 km WSW of Moquegua, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 24 km WSW of Moquegua, Peru on Thu, Mar 15, 2018, 12:05 AM GMT-5 (05:05 UTC), 62 km (39 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 56 km WSW of Las Yaras, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-03-15 05:05:10 UTC
- Depth
- 62.3 km (38.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.274° S, 71.156° W
- Region
- Peru
- Felt reports
- 5
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
5 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.5 km horizontally, 19.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.26
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 145°
- Stations used
- 38
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.330 km NNE of La Capilla, Peru · 3121 days ago · 82 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.714 km N of Cocachacra, Peru · 3104 days ago · 81 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 4
- 4.131 km N of El Algarrobal, Peru · 3093 days ago · 78 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.556 km WSW of Las Yaras, Peru · 3086 days ago · 50 km deep · 96 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000d4l5. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:28 AM UTC.