M3.9 earthquake 20 km WNW of Camilaca, Peru
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 20 km WNW of Camilaca, Peru on Mon, Oct 18, 2021, 2:26 AM GMT-5 (07:26 UTC), 135 km (84 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 12 km ESE of Locumba, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-10-18 07:26:35 UTC
- Depth
- 134.6 km (83.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.208° S, 70.564° 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 9.0 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 145°
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000fvke. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:22 AM UTC.