M4.5 earthquake 85 km SE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 85 km SE of Palca, Peru on Fri, Jan 4, 2008, 10:55 AM GMT-3 (13:55 UTC), 103 km (64 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 136 km ESE of Arica, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-01-04 13:55:30 UTC
- Depth
- 102.5 km (63.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.372° S, 69.454° W
- Region
- Peru
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
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
- 98°
- Stations used
- 30
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.3104 km SE of Arica, Chile · 6822 days ago · 94 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.9126 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 6808 days ago · 123 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.9136 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 6788 days ago · 106 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fvyt. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:52 PM UTC.