M4.2 earthquake 40 km E of Chuquitira, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 40 km E of Chuquitira, Peru on Thu, Feb 15, 2007, 10:09 PM GMT-5 (03:09 UTC), 159 km (99 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 61 km ESE of Palca, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-02-16 03:09:45 UTC
- Depth
- 159.3 km (99.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.361° S, 69.666° 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 usp000f4y6. 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.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 215°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.626 km NE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 7147 days ago · 201 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.461 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 7147 days ago · 156 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.746 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 7136 days ago · 155 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.076 km WNW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia · 7129 days ago · 172 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.132 km E of Chuquitira, Peru · 7120 days ago · 132 km deep · 10 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f4y6. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:37 AM UTC.