M4.3 earthquake 42 km E of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 42 km E of Palca, Peru on Thu, May 22, 2008, 7:19 PM GMT-5 (00:19 UTC), 153 km (95 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
- 2008-05-23 00:19:05 UTC
- Depth
- 153.4 km (95.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.749° S, 69.561° 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 usp000g7hf. 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
- 141°
- Stations used
- 13
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.272 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 6706 days ago · 152 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.455 km SE of Palca, Peru · 6700 days ago · 124 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.250 km SE of Calana, Peru · 6697 days ago · 137 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.065 km SSE of Palca, Peru · 6652 days ago · 107 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g7hf. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:53 PM UTC.