M4.8 earthquake 85 km ENE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 85 km ENE of Palca, Peru on Mon, Dec 16, 2013, 2:29 PM GMT-5 (19:29 UTC), 154 km (96 mi) below the surface.
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
- 2013-12-16 19:29:54 UTC
- Depth
- 153.9 km (95.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.575° S, 69.182° 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
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 112°
- Stations used
- 58
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.165 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 4666 days ago · 155 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.415 km SE of Palca, Peru · 4634 days ago · 162 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.345 km SE of Palca, Peru · 4626 days ago · 149 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.315 km ENE of Tarata, Peru · 4617 days ago · 141 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.891 km SE of Palca, Peru · 4613 days ago · 120 km deep · 77 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000llmn. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:01 PM UTC.