Peru earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 22 km SSW of Chipispaya, Peru

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 22 km SSW of Chipispaya, Peru on Tue, Dec 4, 2007, 3:04 PM GMT-5 (20:04 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 0 km NNW of Cairani, Peru. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-12-04 20:04:53 UTC
Depth
63.3 km (39.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.697° S, 70.274° 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 usp000ftuw. 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

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Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ftuw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC.