M4.3 earthquake 13 km NNE of Candarave, Peru
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 13 km NNE of Candarave, Peru on Mon, Jun 4, 2007, 6:01 AM GMT-5 (11:01 UTC), 132 km (82 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 26 km ESE of Torata, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-06-04 11:01:17 UTC
- Depth
- 132.2 km (82.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.151° S, 70.219° W
- Region
- Peru
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed
From the USGS event page for usp000fdbq. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 102°
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.349 km E of Estique, Peru · 7059 days ago · 155 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.537 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 7037 days ago · 146 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.616 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 7026 days ago · 113 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.926 km ESE of Torata, Peru · 7004 days ago · 34 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fdbq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:14 AM UTC.