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M4.9 Earthquake near 2 km SSE of Caracoto, Peru

UTC time: 2025-02-07 07:24:41 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
210.0 km
Source
USGS

2 km SSE of Caracoto, Peru

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About this earthquake

On February 7, 2025 at 07:24 UTC, a magnitude M4.9 earthquake occurred near 2 km SSE of Caracoto, Peru. At around 210 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
5a60a3262ccf8ba9973782a0ea36520a5317280e
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
210.0 km
UTC time
2025-02-07 07:24:41 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
-15.59110, -70.08920

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 210 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 210 km
Intermediate
210 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Ubinas
    Distance: 120 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'608 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Peru
  • Huaynaputina
    Distance: 140 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'679 m ·Last eruption: 1600 ·Peru
  • Ticsani
    Distance: 141 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 5'382 m ·Last eruption: 1800 ·Peru
  • Misti, El
    Distance: 161 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'793 m ·Last eruption: 1985 ·Peru
  • Tutupaca
    Distance: 162 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'801 m ·Last eruption: 1802 ·Peru
  • Yucamane
    Distance: 177 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'495 m ·Last eruption: -1320 ·Peru

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Inca Manco Capac International AirportPeru · JUL · SPJL
    15.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

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