M4.4 earthquake 66 km E of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 66 km E of Palca, Peru on Tue, May 20, 2014, 4:11 PM GMT-5 (21:11 UTC), 153 km (95 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-05-20 21:11:16 UTC
- Depth
- 153.4 km (95.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.820° S, 69.333° 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
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 67°
- Stations used
- 54
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.593 km SE of Palca, Peru · 4509 days ago · 120 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.187 km SE of Palca, Peru · 4487 days ago · 130 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.57 km W of Palca, Peru · 4472 days ago · 117 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.013 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 4472 days ago · 146 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.164 km E of Arica, Chile · 4469 days ago · 132 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000qxe5. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:48 PM UTC.