M4.3 earthquake 15 km ENE of Tarata, Peru
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 15 km ENE of Tarata, Peru on Sun, Feb 9, 2014, 7:12 AM GMT-5 (12:12 UTC), 141 km (87 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 13 km SSE of Ilabaya, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-02-09 12:12:20 UTC
- Depth
- 140.5 km (87.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.417° S, 69.897° 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
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 122°
- Stations used
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.079 km ENE of Estique, Peru · 4612 days ago · 175 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.612 km SE of Las Yaras, Peru · 4582 days ago · 84 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.651 km SE of Palca, Peru · 4577 days ago · 124 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.113 km SSE of Ilabaya, Peru · 4574 days ago · 85 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000mli8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.