M4.4 earthquake 99 km SE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 99 km SE of Palca, Peru on Mon, Jan 23, 2017, 11:58 AM GMT-3 (14:58 UTC), 134 km (83 mi) below the surface.
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
- 2017-01-23 14:58:05 UTC
- Depth
- 134.0 km (83.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.442° S, 69.330° 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 6.7 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 47°
- Stations used
- 51
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.143 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 3510 days ago · 160 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.124 km SE of Calana, Peru · 3496 days ago · 102 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
- 4.173 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 3483 days ago · 104 km deep · 38 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007uz8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:19 AM UTC.