M4.1 earthquake 65 km ESE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 65 km ESE of Palca, Peru on Sat, Aug 18, 2007, 9:18 AM GMT-5 (14:18 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 40 km E of Chuquitira, 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
- 2007-08-18 14:18:01 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.054° S, 69.410° 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 usp000fk4e. 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 126°
- 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.158 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 6985 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.031 km E of Chuquitira, Peru · 6984 days ago · 51 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.065 km SSE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 6978 days ago · 171 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.970 km SW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia · 6969 days ago · 141 km deep · 49 km away
- 5.240 km E of Chuquitira, Peru · 6962 days ago · 45 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.346 km E of Estique, Peru · 6951 days ago · 153 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.29 km NE of Ticaco, Peru · 6926 days ago · 125 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fk4e. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:53 AM UTC.