M4.4 earthquake 61 km ESE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 61 km ESE of Palca, Peru on Sun, Mar 11, 2007, 4:09 PM GMT-5 (21:09 UTC), 156 km (97 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 100 km ESE of Arica, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-03-11 21:09:56 UTC
- Depth
- 156.2 km (97.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.924° S, 69.399° 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 usp000f6hd. 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
- 132°
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.972 km SE of Palca, Peru · 7139 days ago · 120 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.746 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 7136 days ago · 155 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.076 km WNW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia · 7129 days ago · 172 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.132 km E of Chuquitira, Peru · 7120 days ago · 132 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.2100 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 7115 days ago · 106 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.817 km NNW of Calana, Peru · 7095 days ago · 103 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.948 km E of Chuquitira, Peru · 7088 days ago · 152 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.3106 km SW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia · 7087 days ago · 133 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f6hd. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:02 PM UTC.