M4.3 earthquake 13 km SSW of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 13 km SSW of Palca, Peru on Thu, Apr 24, 2014, 5:01 AM GMT-5 (10:01 UTC), 140 km (87 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 93 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-04-24 10:01:01 UTC
- Depth
- 140.1 km (87.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.887° S, 70.004° 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
- ±0.31
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 138°
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.466 km E of Palca, Peru · 4516 days ago · 153 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.593 km SE of Palca, Peru · 4509 days ago · 120 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.187 km SE of Palca, Peru · 4487 days ago · 130 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000pxe7. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:48 PM UTC.