M5.1 earthquake 7 km S of Chipispaya, Peru
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 7 km S of Chipispaya, Peru on Tue, Dec 4, 2007, 2:56 PM GMT-5 (19:56 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-12-04 19:56:57 UTC
- Depth
- 46.4 km (28.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.563° S, 70.213° W
- Region
- Peru
- Felt reports
- 5
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (III) at Locumba and (II) at Arequipa. Felt at Ilo, Moquegua and Tacna. Also felt (III) at Arica, Chile.
From the USGS event page for usp000ftuv. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
5 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Station coverage gap
- 96°
- Stations used
- 136
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ftuv (also filed as us2007kma5). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:31 AM UTC.