M4.3 earthquake 5 km W of Moquegua, Peru
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 5 km W of Moquegua, Peru on Fri, Jul 23, 2021, 9:06 AM GMT-5 (14:06 UTC), 104 km (65 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 16 km NW of Pujocucho, 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
- 2021-07-23 14:06:05 UTC
- Depth
- 104.4 km (64.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.189° S, 70.991° 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 11.9 km horizontally, 15.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 218°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000eyaj. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:11 AM UTC.