M4.2 earthquake 15 km ESE of Estique, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 15 km ESE of Estique, Peru on Fri, Nov 17, 2017, 6:39 PM GMT-5 (23:39 UTC), 156 km (97 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 9 km E 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
- 2017-11-17 23:39:56 UTC
- Depth
- 156.0 km (96.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.605° S, 69.888° 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 11.0 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 176°
- Stations used
- 32
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.870 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 3230 days ago · 154 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
- 4.629 km SE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3227 days ago · 182 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.09 km E of Tacna, Peru · 3212 days ago · 94 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
- 4.370 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 3208 days ago · 158 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.930 km SSE of Palca, Peru · 3207 days ago · 110 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.863 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 3207 days ago · 142 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.865 km E of Estique, Peru · 3201 days ago · 149 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.975 km SE of Palca, Peru · 3186 days ago · 127 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000bqti. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC.