M4.4 earthquake 29 km E of Chuquitira, Peru
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 29 km E of Chuquitira, Peru on Mon, Jul 6, 2015, 4:19 AM GMT-5 (09:19 UTC), 172 km (107 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 16 km SSE of Mazo Cruz, 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-07-06 09:19:43 UTC
- Depth
- 171.6 km (106.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.250° S, 69.769° 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 11.7 km horizontally, 10.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 137°
- Stations used
- 33
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
- 4.232 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 4069 days ago · 132 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.329 km E of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 4061 days ago · 193 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.816 km SSE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 4051 days ago · 180 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002ztk. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC.