M4.1 earthquake 65 km ENE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 65 km ENE of Palca, Peru on Sun, Dec 22, 2013, 6:09 PM GMT-5 (23:09 UTC), 155 km (97 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 91 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
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-12-22 23:09:02 UTC
- Depth
- 155.4 km (96.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.535° S, 69.400° 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
- ±0.21
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 116°
- Stations used
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.415 km SE of Palca, Peru · 4635 days ago · 162 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.345 km SE of Palca, Peru · 4627 days ago · 149 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.315 km ENE of Tarata, Peru · 4618 days ago · 141 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.891 km SE of Palca, Peru · 4613 days ago · 120 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.079 km ENE of Estique, Peru · 4613 days ago · 175 km deep · 19 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000lxm2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:02 PM UTC.