M4.1 earthquake 80 km ENE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 80 km ENE of Palca, Peru on Tue, Jun 23, 2015, 2:58 AM GMT-5 (07:58 UTC), 158 km (98 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 29 km E of Chuquitira, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-06-23 07:58:34 UTC
- Depth
- 158.4 km (98.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.493° S, 69.264° 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 8.7 km horizontally, 9.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 97°
- Stations used
- 32
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.429 km E of Chuquitira, Peru · 4104 days ago · 172 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.232 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 4068 days ago · 132 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.329 km E of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 4061 days ago · 193 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10002l2h. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:43 PM UTC.