M4.4 earthquake 51 km SE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 51 km SE of Palca, Peru on Sat, Nov 28, 2015, 2:10 PM GMT-5 (19:10 UTC), 144 km (90 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 42 km SE 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
- 2015-11-28 19:10:22 UTC
- Depth
- 144.1 km (89.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.071° S, 69.586° 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 7.6 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 135°
- 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.942 km SE of Arica, Chile · 3951 days ago · 100 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
- 4.717 km ENE of Arica, Chile · 3932 days ago · 52 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100042qi. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:44 PM UTC.