M4.7 earthquake 65 km ENE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 65 km ENE of Palca, Peru on Thu, Aug 7, 2014, 2:36 PM GMT-5 (19:36 UTC), 140 km (87 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-08-07 19:36:40 UTC
- Depth
- 139.9 km (87.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.651° S, 69.356° 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
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 74°
- Stations used
- 69
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000s47u. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC.