M4.1 earthquake 74 km S of Pacocha, Peru
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 74 km S of Pacocha, Peru on Sun, Apr 14, 2024, 12:17 AM GMT-5 (05:17 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 43 km WNW of Arica, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-04-14 05:17:22 UTC
- Depth
- 30.1 km (18.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.319° S, 71.392° 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 7.1 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 157°
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.247 km W of Arica, Chile · 902 days ago · 56 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.379 km S of Pacocha, Peru · 859 days ago · 32 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.543 km WNW of Arica, Chile · 850 days ago · 62 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000mbzx. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC.