M4.4 earthquake 21 km NW of Torata, Peru
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 21 km NW of Torata, Peru on Fri, Mar 18, 2022, 6:32 AM GMT-5 (11:32 UTC), 111 km (69 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 17 km WSW of Chipispaya, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-03-18 11:32:22 UTC
- Depth
- 111.2 km (69.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.933° S, 70.982° 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 8.4 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 157°
- Stations used
- 35
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 us6000h5p7. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:58 PM UTC.