M4.8 earthquake 74 km SE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 74 km SE of Palca, Peru on Mon, Dec 9, 2013, 11:28 AM GMT-5 (16:28 UTC), 126 km (78 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 97 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
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-12-09 16:28:52 UTC
- Depth
- 126.3 km (78.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.310° S, 69.532° 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
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 120°
- Stations used
- 36
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.452 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 4675 days ago · 140 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.491 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 4673 days ago · 134 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.885 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 4672 days ago · 154 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.165 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 4666 days ago · 155 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.568 km E of Arica, Chile · 4635 days ago · 95 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.415 km SE of Palca, Peru · 4634 days ago · 162 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.697 km E of Arica, Chile · 4628 days ago · 120 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 4
- 4.872 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 4628 days ago · 123 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.345 km SE of Palca, Peru · 4626 days ago · 149 km deep · 30 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000lj51. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:12 PM UTC.