M4.3 earthquake 74 km ENE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 74 km ENE of Palca, Peru on Sun, May 11, 2008, 5:17 AM GMT-5 (10:17 UTC), 167 km (104 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 55 km SE of Palca, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-05-11 10:17:51 UTC
- Depth
- 166.7 km (103.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.632° S, 69.271° 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 usp000g639. 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
- 100°
- Stations used
- 79
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.342 km E of Palca, Peru · 6710 days ago · 153 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.272 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 6706 days ago · 152 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.455 km SE of Palca, Peru · 6700 days ago · 124 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.250 km SE of Calana, Peru · 6697 days ago · 137 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g639. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC.