M 4.2 earthquake – 71 km S of Camaná, Peru
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Local time: Oct 16, 2026 · 23:28 (UTC-5)
LightShallow · 35 km
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- Magnitude
- 4.2moment magnitude (mwr)
- Depth
- 35 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- -17.262, -72.78671 km from Camaná
- Energy released
- 30 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 271USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Oct 11, 2026.
How strong was it?
Light earthquake. It released 30 tons of TNT, 16 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Peru.
- 8.4 6 km SSW of Atico, Peru Jun 23, 2001
- 7.7 37 km SSW of Atico, Peru Aug 6, 1913
- 7.6 51 km SW of Punta de Bombón, Peru Jul 7, 2001
- 7.2 35 km N of El Cardo, Peru Oct 11, 1922
- 7.2 10 km WSW of Atiquipa, Peru Jun 28, 2024
- 7.2 12 km NNE of Cono Norte, Peru Feb 26, 1914
- 7.1 37 km W of Atiquipa, Peru Jan 14, 2018
- 7.1 16 km WSW of Atiquipa, Peru Sep 25, 2013