M5.1 earthquake 28 km NE of Pujocucho, Peru
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 28 km NE of Pujocucho, Peru on Thu, Mar 3, 2022, 2:17 PM GMT-5 (19:17 UTC), 162 km (101 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-03-03 19:17:47 UTC
- Depth
- 162.4 km (100.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.980° S, 70.161° W
- Region
- Peru
- Felt reports
- 2
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 8.0 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 96°
- Stations used
- 97
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 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 us6000h1v2. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:00 AM UTC.