M4.7 earthquake 27 km SW of Vilque, Peru
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 27 km SW of Vilque, Peru on Fri, Aug 27, 2021, 5:23 PM GMT-5 (22:23 UTC), 79 km (49 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
- 2021-08-27 22:23:20 UTC
- Depth
- 78.5 km (48.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.956° S, 70.421° 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 5.0 km horizontally, 9.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.25
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 144°
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.43 km SE of Cabana, Peru · 1847 days ago · 211 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.419 km NNW of Lloque, Peru · 1832 days ago · 143 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.310 km S of Ilave, Peru · 1827 days ago · 218 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.245 km NW of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 1815 days ago · 182 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000f8m8. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:14 AM UTC.