M4.4 earthquake 52 km ESE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 52 km ESE of Palca, Peru on Fri, Dec 13, 2013, 4:47 AM GMT-5 (09:47 UTC), 140 km (87 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-12-13 09:47:56 UTC
- Depth
- 140.2 km (87.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.926° S, 69.491° 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
- ±0.12
- 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.491 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 4673 days ago · 134 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.885 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 4672 days ago · 154 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.165 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 4666 days ago · 155 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.568 km E of Arica, Chile · 4636 days ago · 95 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.415 km SE of Palca, Peru · 4634 days ago · 162 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.697 km E of Arica, Chile · 4628 days ago · 120 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 4
- 4.872 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 4628 days ago · 123 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.345 km SE of Palca, Peru · 4626 days ago · 149 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.315 km ENE of Tarata, Peru · 4617 days ago · 141 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000ljyn. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:11 PM UTC.