M4.6 earthquake 16 km NW of Pujocucho, Peru
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 16 km NW of Pujocucho, Peru on Wed, Aug 4, 2021, 12:51 PM GMT-5 (17:51 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-08-04 17:51:35 UTC
- Depth
- 20.3 km (12.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.039° S, 70.438° 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 7.8 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 142°
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.317 km WNW of Palca, Peru · 1866 days ago · 102 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
- 4.228 km SSE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 1865 days ago · 188 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
Before
- 4.524 km SSE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 1890 days ago · 177 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
- 4.35 km W of Moquegua, Peru · 1898 days ago · 104 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.78 km NW of Moquegua, Peru · 1902 days ago · 112 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
- 4.19 km NE of Palca, Peru · 1914 days ago · 158 km deep · 93 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000f4jd. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:22 AM UTC.