M5.0 earthquake 57 km ESE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 57 km ESE of Palca, Peru on Mon, Oct 26, 2015, 9:38 AM GMT-5 (14:38 UTC), 116 km (72 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 65 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-10-26 14:38:58 UTC
- Depth
- 115.7 km (71.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.974° S, 69.463° 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 7.4 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 80°
- Stations used
- 169
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.765 km E of Chuquitira, Peru · 3980 days ago · 160 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
- 4.763 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 3972 days ago · 78 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
- 4.471 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 3965 days ago · 126 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.451 km SE of Palca, Peru · 3959 days ago · 144 km deep · 17 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003rik. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:29 AM UTC.