LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
9 km WNW of Quicacha, Peru
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 9 km WNW of Quicacha, Peru on 12 Sept 2026, 00:18 UTC. The hypocentre was 98.8 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 3 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 98.8 km
- Latitude
- 15.61°S
- Time
- 00:18 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.5
intermediate
73.88°W longitude
12 Sept 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.5
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 180 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 85 tonnes of TNT.
98.8 KM DEEP
At this depth the energy spreads before it reaches the surface. Shaking is usually weaker than a shallow earthquake of the same size, but it can be felt across a wider area.
NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
3 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 5.2.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
01 Nov 2026, 11:30 UTC · 70.4 km deep
01 Nov 2026, 11:03 UTC · 133.9 km deep
01 Nov 2026, 10:56 UTC · 31.9 km deep
01 Nov 2026, 10:31 UTC · 377.9 km deep