M4.2 earthquake 9 km NE of Ticaco, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 9 km NE of Ticaco, Peru on Tue, Oct 16, 2007, 8:21 AM GMT-5 (13:21 UTC), 125 km (77 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 7 km S of Chipispaya, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-10-16 13:21:25 UTC
- Depth
- 124.7 km (77.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.402° S, 69.975° 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 usp000fqpq. 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
- 89°
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.18 km N of Calana, Peru · 6912 days ago · 93 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.17 km S of Chipispaya, Peru · 6876 days ago · 46 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 5
- 3.922 km SSW of Chipispaya, Peru · 6876 days ago · 63 km deep · 46 km away
Before
- 4.032 km ESE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 6933 days ago · 187 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.24 km NE of Chuquitira, Peru · 6937 days ago · 39 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.825 km NNE of Pujocucho, Peru · 6947 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.45 km NE of Chuquitira, Peru · 6948 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.326 km ENE of Chuquitira, Peru · 6948 days ago · 49 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.346 km E of Estique, Peru · 6951 days ago · 153 km deep · 44 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fqpq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:08 AM UTC.