M4.7 earthquake 87 km SE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 87 km SE of Palca, Peru on Tue, Oct 1, 2013, 1:12 AM GMT-3 (04:12 UTC), 122 km (75 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 62 km E 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-10-01 04:12:21 UTC
- Depth
- 121.5 km (75.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.347° S, 69.383° 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
- ±0.04
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.217 km SE of Arica, Chile · 4731 days ago · 58 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
- 4.581 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 4731 days ago · 179 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.763 km WSW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia · 4716 days ago · 154 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.862 km E of Arica, Chile · 4694 days ago · 81 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000k3f1. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:02 AM UTC.