M4.1 earthquake 26 km NW of Tumbes, Peru
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 26 km NW of Tumbes, Peru on Thu, Aug 27, 2026, 12:09 PM GMT-5 (17:09 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 19 km NNW of Machala, Ecuador. 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
- 2026-08-27 17:09:28 UTC
- Depth
- 40.9 km (25.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.416° S, 80.639° 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 8.3 km horizontally, 11.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 160°
- 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 since 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 us7000tcbz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:51 AM UTC.