M4.0 earthquake 13 km ESE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 13 km ESE of Palca, Peru on Fri, Jul 4, 2014, 5:38 AM GMT-5 (10:38 UTC), 146 km (91 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
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-07-04 10:38:30 UTC
- Depth
- 146.2 km (90.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.820° S, 69.841° 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
- ±0.30
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 120°
- Stations used
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.164 km E of Arica, Chile · 4470 days ago · 132 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.765 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 4437 days ago · 140 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.256 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 4418 days ago · 165 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.437 km E of Tarata, Peru · 4412 days ago · 149 km deep · 48 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000rv0s. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:24 AM UTC.