M4.1 earthquake 32 km E of Chuquitira, Peru
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 32 km E of Chuquitira, Peru on Fri, Apr 6, 2007, 5:40 PM GMT-5 (22:40 UTC), 132 km (82 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 74 km E 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
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-04-06 22:40:38 UTC
- Depth
- 131.8 km (81.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.306° S, 69.737° 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 usp000f8xa. 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
- 83°
- Stations used
- 25
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.817 km NNW of Calana, Peru · 7094 days ago · 103 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.948 km E of Chuquitira, Peru · 7088 days ago · 152 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.874 km E of Palca, Peru · 7071 days ago · 123 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.313 km NNE of Candarave, Peru · 7061 days ago · 132 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.349 km E of Estique, Peru · 7059 days ago · 155 km deep · 26 km away
Before
- 4.076 km WNW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia · 7128 days ago · 172 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.746 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 7135 days ago · 155 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.461 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 7145 days ago · 156 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.626 km NE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 7146 days ago · 201 km deep · 86 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f8xa. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC.