M4.5 earthquake 11 km ESE of Carumas, Peru
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 11 km ESE of Carumas, Peru on Mon, Aug 15, 2022, 11:47 PM GMT-5 (04:47 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-08-16 04:47:13 UTC
- Depth
- 10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.835° S, 70.590° 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 6.5 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 144°
- Stations used
- 28
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 us6000ib8a. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:37 AM UTC.