M4.5 earthquake 19 km ESE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 19 km ESE of Palca, Peru on Thu, Aug 1, 2013, 10:21 PM GMT-5 (03:21 UTC), 142 km (88 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-08-02 03:21:03 UTC
- Depth
- 142.0 km (88.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.855° S, 69.792° 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.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000itw9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:31 PM UTC.