M3.9 earthquake 89 km SE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 89 km SE of Palca, Peru on Mon, Jul 23, 2007, 12:04 PM GMT-5 (17:04 UTC), 139 km (86 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 70 km SW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-07-23 17:04:26 UTC
- Depth
- 139.0 km (86.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.271° S, 69.292° 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 usp000fgy7. 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
- 97°
- Stations used
- 9
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.867 km SE of Palca, Peru · 7009 days ago · 142 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.165 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 6984 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.158 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 6984 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.970 km SW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia · 6969 days ago · 141 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.346 km E of Estique, Peru · 6951 days ago · 153 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fgy7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:18 AM UTC.