M4.4 earthquake 54 km ENE of Tarata, Peru
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 54 km ENE of Tarata, Peru on Sun, Apr 20, 2014, 3:42 PM GMT-5 (20:42 UTC), 174 km (108 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 17 km WSW of Desaguadero, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-04-20 20:42:07 UTC
- Depth
- 173.6 km (107.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.361° S, 69.538° 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
- ±0.22
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 113°
- Stations used
- 23
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
- 4.567 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 4543 days ago · 134 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.313 km SSW of Palca, Peru · 4543 days ago · 140 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.423 km SE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 4524 days ago · 176 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.466 km E of Palca, Peru · 4516 days ago · 153 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.717 km WSW of Desaguadero, Peru · 4504 days ago · 214 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000ps6d. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:27 AM UTC.