Peru earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 56 km ESE of Palca, Peru

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 56 km ESE of Palca, Peru on Wed, Aug 27, 2014, 8:40 AM GMT-5 (13:40 UTC), 165 km (103 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 37 km E of Tarata, Peru. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-08-27 13:40:55 UTC
Depth
165.1 km (102.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
17.992° S, 69.479° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.4 km horizontally, 3.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.437 km E of Tarata, Peru · 4412 days ago · 149 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 4.765 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 4438 days ago · 140 km deep · 40 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000s7dz. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC.