M4.3 earthquake 28 km E of Mazo Cruz, Peru
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 28 km E of Mazo Cruz, Peru on Wed, Dec 8, 2021, 1:03 AM GMT-5 (06:03 UTC), 195 km (121 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 35 km E of Estique, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-12-08 06:03:51 UTC
- Depth
- 195.0 km (121.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.729° S, 69.453° 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 7.9 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 95°
- Stations used
- 53
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.235 km NE of Pujocucho, Peru · 1758 days ago · 172 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.735 km E of Estique, Peru · 1730 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 6
- 4.232 km E of Tarata, Peru · 1730 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.241 km E of Estique, Peru · 1722 days ago · 168 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.040 km SSW of Desaguadero, Peru · 1704 days ago · 191 km deep · 36 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000gadd. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:06 PM UTC.