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M5.0 Earthquake near 9 km NW of Mariposa, Peru

UTC time: 2025-02-18 17:00:49 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.0

Depth: 103.4 km
Source: USGS

9 km NW of Mariposa, Peru

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near 9 km NW of Mariposa, Peru on February 18, 2025 at 17:00 UTC. At around 103 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

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Magnitude

M5.0

Depth

103.4 km

UTC time

2025-02-18 17:00:49 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

usgs

Coordinates

-11.34670, -74.81750

Depth profile

Intermediate

103.4 km

Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation

Satipo22.2 kmNE15'532

Huancayo91.0 kmSW456'250

Lima252.9 kmW7'737'002

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

Auquihuato, Cerro

Distance: 450 km ·Pyroclastic cone ·Elevation: 5'001 m ·Peru
Quimsachata-Oroscocha

Distance: 486 km ·Lava dome ·Elevation: 3'848 m ·Last eruption: -4450 ·Peru

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

Francisco Carle AirportPeru · JAU · SPJJ
86.4 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

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours1

First 24 hours1

First 72 hours1

Strongest subsequent eventM4.7

M4.72025-02-18 17:00:51 UTC35.5 kmSatipo M4.62025-02-25 10:25:00 UTC36.2 km15 km NE of Satipo, Peru

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.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#1

Earlier events M≥41

Earlier events M≥50

Compared since2025-01-29

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M4.82025-01-29 04:11:21 UTC2.6 km11 km NW of Mariposa, Peru

Stats (last 24h)

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