M4.9 earthquake 26 km ESE of Torata, Peru
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 26 km ESE of Torata, Peru on Mon, Jul 30, 2007, 3:20 AM GMT-5 (08:20 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-07-30 08:20:29 UTC
- Depth
- 33.8 km (21.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.185° S, 70.623° W
- Region
- Peru
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (III) at Moquegua; (II) at Arequipa and Torata.
From the USGS event page for usp000fhea. 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
- 95°
- Stations used
- 35
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.09 km NE of Chuquitira, Peru · 6993 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.427 km ENE of Chuquitira, Peru · 6989 days ago · 42 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.220 km ENE of Chuquitira, Peru · 6985 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.429 km NE of Pujocucho, Peru · 6985 days ago · 44 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.031 km E of Chuquitira, Peru · 6984 days ago · 51 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.35 km NW of Pujocucho, Peru · 6975 days ago · 116 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.41 km NW of Chuquitira, Peru · 6962 days ago · 46 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.326 km ENE of Chuquitira, Peru · 6948 days ago · 49 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.45 km NE of Chuquitira, Peru · 6948 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.825 km NNE of Pujocucho, Peru · 6947 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
Earthquakes todayPeru earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fhea. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:43 AM UTC.