M4.1 earthquake 87 km SE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 87 km SE of Palca, Peru on Wed, Jun 18, 2014, 3:28 PM GMT-4 (19:28 UTC), 130 km (81 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 65 km ENE 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-06-18 19:28:32 UTC
- Depth
- 130.0 km (80.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.368° S, 69.411° 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
- ±0.52
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 100°
- Stations used
- 22
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
- 4.57 km W of Palca, Peru · 4472 days ago · 117 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.013 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 4472 days ago · 146 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.164 km E of Arica, Chile · 4469 days ago · 132 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.5115 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 4468 days ago · 126 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.765 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 4437 days ago · 140 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000rgf6. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:47 PM UTC.