M5.1 earthquake 14 km N of Calana, Peru
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 14 km N of Calana, Peru on Thu, May 16, 2019, 9:32 AM GMT-5 (14:32 UTC), 114 km (71 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-05-16 14:32:49 UTC
- Depth
- 114.1 km (70.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.814° S, 70.171° W
- Region
- Peru
- Felt reports
- 2
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 7.7 km horizontally, 3.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 136°
- Stations used
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.112 km W of Palca, Peru · 2696 days ago · 107 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.227 km E of Palca, Peru · 2684 days ago · 151 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.112 km NE of Locumba, Peru · 2679 days ago · 121 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.128 km E of Arica, Chile · 2655 days ago · 73 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.012 km ESE of Estique, Peru · 2654 days ago · 164 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.452 km SSE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 2652 days ago · 166 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.370 km E of Tarata, Peru · 2651 days ago · 161 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.133 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2643 days ago · 85 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.017 km SSE of Tacna, Peru · 2643 days ago · 103 km deep · 38 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usd000a1k6. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:40 AM UTC.