Peru earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 16 km ESE of Palca, Peru

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 16 km ESE of Palca, Peru on Sat, Jul 7, 2007, 10:39 PM GMT-5 (03:39 UTC), 113 km (70 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 70 km SW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-07-08 03:39:21 UTC
Depth
113.4 km (70.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
17.844° S, 69.818° 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 usp000ffqq. 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
CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
110

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.989 km SE of Palca, Peru · 7010 days ago · 139 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.867 km SE of Palca, Peru · 7009 days ago · 142 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.09 km NE of Chuquitira, Peru · 6993 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.427 km ENE of Chuquitira, Peru · 6988 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.220 km ENE of Chuquitira, Peru · 6985 days ago · 44 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.429 km NE of Pujocucho, Peru · 6985 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.165 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 6985 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.158 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 6985 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.031 km E of Chuquitira, Peru · 6984 days ago · 51 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.065 km SSE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 6978 days ago · 171 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 4.970 km SW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia · 6969 days ago · 141 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 3.537 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 7036 days ago · 146 km deep · 27 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ffqq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:32 AM UTC.