M4.6 earthquake 51 km SE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 51 km SE of Palca, Peru on Sat, Mar 22, 2014, 12:56 AM GMT-5 (05:56 UTC), 124 km (77 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-03-22 05:56:06 UTC
- Depth
- 124.1 km (77.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.096° S, 69.606° 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
- ±0.08
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.454 km ENE of Tarata, Peru · 4547 days ago · 174 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.567 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 4543 days ago · 134 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.313 km SSW of Palca, Peru · 4543 days ago · 140 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.466 km E of Palca, Peru · 4517 days ago · 153 km deep · 42 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000nkty. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:32 AM UTC.