M4.5 earthquake 81 km ENE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 81 km ENE of Palca, Peru on Sun, Oct 20, 2013, 7:47 PM GMT-5 (00:47 UTC), 179 km (111 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 74 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
- 4.5 (ML, local (Richter)), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-10-21 00:47:08 UTC
- Depth
- 179.0 km (111.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.552° S, 69.228° 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.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 113°
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.722 km SSE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 4724 days ago · 192 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.530 km ENE of Chuquitira, Peru · 4719 days ago · 156 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.763 km WSW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia · 4716 days ago · 154 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.640 km SW of Desaguadero, Peru · 4694 days ago · 194 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.874 km SE of Palca, Peru · 4682 days ago · 126 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.452 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 4678 days ago · 140 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.885 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 4675 days ago · 154 km deep · 5 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000kx55. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:38 PM UTC.