M4.2 earthquake 52 km E of Estique, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 52 km E of Estique, Peru on Sun, Sep 17, 2017, 8:17 PM GMT-5 (01:17 UTC), 168 km (104 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 23 km SE of Tacna, 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-09-18 01:17:10 UTC
- Depth
- 167.7 km (104.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.526° S, 69.528° W
- Region
- Peru
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 7.7 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 84°
- Stations used
- 53
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.723 km SE of Tacna, Peru · 3298 days ago · 98 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
- 3.977 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 3294 days ago · 147 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.722 km ESE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3281 days ago · 187 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
- 4.211 km E of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3271 days ago · 204 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.268 km E of Estique, Peru · 3266 days ago · 165 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.312 km E of Palca, Peru · 3241 days ago · 153 km deep · 42 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000appj. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:13 AM UTC.