M4.0 earthquake 41 km WNW of Moquegua, Peru
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 41 km WNW of Moquegua, Peru on Sat, Apr 10, 2021, 6:37 PM GMT-5 (23:37 UTC), 97 km (60 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 34 km ENE of Cocachacra, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-04-10 23:37:21 UTC
- Depth
- 96.7 km (60.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.122° S, 71.321° 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 9.8 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.21
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 179°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 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 us6000e23d. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:46 AM UTC.