M4.3 earthquake 45 km SE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 45 km SE of Palca, Peru on Fri, Jan 31, 2014, 8:48 AM GMT-5 (13:48 UTC), 149 km (93 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 91 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-01-31 13:48:23 UTC
- Depth
- 149.1 km (92.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.069° S, 69.663° 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
- ±0.27
- 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.315 km ENE of Tarata, Peru · 4617 days ago · 141 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.891 km SE of Palca, Peru · 4612 days ago · 120 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.079 km ENE of Estique, Peru · 4612 days ago · 175 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.959 km E of Arica, Chile · 4597 days ago · 143 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.612 km SE of Las Yaras, Peru · 4582 days ago · 84 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.651 km SE of Palca, Peru · 4577 days ago · 124 km deep · 7 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000mql6. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:08 PM UTC.