M4.7 earthquake 8 km NW of Moquegua, Peru
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Moquegua, Peru on Mon, Jul 19, 2021, 1:17 AM GMT-5 (06:17 UTC), 112 km (69 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-07-19 06:17:51 UTC
- Depth
- 111.7 km (69.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.145° S, 70.994° W
- Region
- Peru
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 8.1 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 102°
- Stations used
- 92
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 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 us7000encq. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:04 PM UTC.