M4.2 earthquake 32 km ENE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 32 km ENE of Palca, Peru on Tue, Aug 11, 2015, 12:48 AM GMT-5 (05:48 UTC), 132 km (82 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-08-11 05:48:15 UTC
- Depth
- 132.3 km (82.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.635° S, 69.695° 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 11.2 km horizontally, 10.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 164°
- 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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100035d7. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:29 PM UTC.