M4.2 earthquake 35 km NE of Pujocucho, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 35 km NE of Pujocucho, Peru on Fri, Dec 10, 2021, 4:09 AM GMT-5 (09:09 UTC), 172 km (107 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-12-10 09:09:12 UTC
- Depth
- 172.1 km (107.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.956° S, 70.089° 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 7.6 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 133°
- Stations used
- 51
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.612 km ESE of Locumba, Peru · 1758 days ago · 96 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.311 km E of Palca, Peru · 1745 days ago · 158 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.735 km E of Estique, Peru · 1730 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 6
- 4.232 km E of Tarata, Peru · 1729 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.241 km E of Estique, Peru · 1721 days ago · 168 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.120 km NNE of Sama Grande, Peru · 1719 days ago · 106 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.040 km SSW of Desaguadero, Peru · 1703 days ago · 191 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000gb4c. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:11 AM UTC.