M4.4 earthquake 71 km ESE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 71 km ESE of Palca, Peru on Sun, Nov 22, 2015, 2:54 PM GMT-5 (19:54 UTC), 126 km (78 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 17 km ENE of Arica, Chile. 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-11-22 19:54:55 UTC
- Depth
- 126.2 km (78.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.049° S, 69.352° 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 11.3 km horizontally, 11.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 130°
- Stations used
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.451 km SE of Palca, Peru · 3959 days ago · 144 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.717 km ENE of Arica, Chile · 3932 days ago · 52 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100040de. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:24 AM UTC.