M4.2 earthquake 17 km ENE of Huarichancara, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 17 km ENE of Huarichancara, Peru on Sat, Jun 12, 2021, 5:00 PM GMT-5 (22:00 UTC), 202 km (126 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 11 km S of Pucara, 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
- 2021-06-12 22:00:37 UTC
- Depth
- 202.3 km (125.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.577° S, 70.907° 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 11.0 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 162°
- Stations used
- 21
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 us7000ecis. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC.