M4.4 earthquake 15 km SE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 15 km SE of Palca, Peru on Thu, Jan 23, 2014, 11:13 AM GMT-5 (16:13 UTC), 162 km (101 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 97 km E of Arica, Chile. 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-01-23 16:13:14 UTC
- Depth
- 162.0 km (100.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.866° S, 69.846° 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
- ±0.54
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.697 km E of Arica, Chile · 4628 days ago · 120 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 4
- 4.872 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 4628 days ago · 123 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.345 km SE of Palca, Peru · 4626 days ago · 149 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.315 km ENE of Tarata, Peru · 4617 days ago · 141 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.891 km SE of Palca, Peru · 4612 days ago · 120 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.079 km ENE of Estique, Peru · 4612 days ago · 175 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.959 km E of Arica, Chile · 4597 days ago · 143 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.612 km SE of Las Yaras, Peru · 4582 days ago · 84 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.651 km SE of Palca, Peru · 4577 days ago · 124 km deep · 36 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000mk7l. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:08 PM UTC.