M4.2 earthquake 45 km ENE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 45 km ENE of Palca, Peru on Thu, Jun 16, 2016, 6:32 PM GMT-5 (23:32 UTC), 165 km (103 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 57 km ENE of Estique, 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
- 2016-06-16 23:32:19 UTC
- Depth
- 165.4 km (102.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.660° S, 69.548° 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 5.8 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 58°
- Stations used
- 48
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 us20006600. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:09 PM UTC.