M4.8 earthquake 14 km NNE of Candarave, Peru
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 14 km NNE of Candarave, Peru on Thu, Aug 22, 2019, 5:59 AM GMT-5 (10:59 UTC), 121 km (75 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-08-22 10:59:05 UTC
- Depth
- 121.4 km (75.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.145° S, 70.216° 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 III, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 7.6 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 59°
- Stations used
- 65
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.323 km WNW of Ilabaya, Peru · 2592 days ago · 119 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.531 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 2592 days ago · 159 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.654 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 2586 days ago · 171 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.320 km NNW of Chuquitira, Peru · 2552 days ago · 161 km deep · 10 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005713. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.