M4.2 earthquake 61 km E of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 61 km E of Palca, Peru on Fri, Dec 19, 2014, 3:12 AM GMT-5 (08:12 UTC), 140 km (87 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 62 km ESE 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-12-19 08:12:36 UTC
- Depth
- 139.6 km (86.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.878° S, 69.392° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.8 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.30
- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.068 km W of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia · 4297 days ago · 159 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.260 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 4290 days ago · 88 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.862 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 4273 days ago · 110 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000t86p. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:41 AM UTC.