M4.5 earthquake 93 km SE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 93 km SE of Palca, Peru on Tue, May 27, 2014, 9:17 PM GMT-5 (02:17 UTC), 120 km (75 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-05-28 02:17:16 UTC
- Depth
- 120.2 km (74.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.315° S, 69.280° 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
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 83°
- Stations used
- 49
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.187 km SE of Palca, Peru · 4487 days ago · 130 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.57 km W of Palca, Peru · 4472 days ago · 117 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.013 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 4471 days ago · 146 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.164 km E of Arica, Chile · 4469 days ago · 132 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.5115 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 4468 days ago · 126 km deep · 65 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000rf5t. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:46 PM UTC.