M4.9 earthquake 27 km S of Las Yaras, Peru
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 27 km S of Las Yaras, Peru on Mon, Mar 2, 2020, 6:07 PM GMT-5 (23:07 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 58 km SE of Palca, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (Mww, W-phase moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-03-02 23:07:50 UTC
- Depth
- 58.1 km (36.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.113° S, 70.544° W
- Region
- Peru
- Felt reports
- 8
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
8 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Normal
- Moment magnitude
- 4.9 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 92°, dip 46°, rake -114°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 305°, dip 49°, rake -67°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.3 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 98°
- Stations used
- 644
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.359 km E of Arica, Chile · 2394 days ago · 131 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.747 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2384 days ago · 72 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 4
- 4.323 km ESE of Calana, Peru · 2377 days ago · 127 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.340 km W of Arica, Chile · 2375 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.058 km SE of Palca, Peru · 2368 days ago · 142 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000888y. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:59 AM UTC.