Peru earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 70 km ESE of Palca, Peru

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 70 km ESE of Palca, Peru on Tue, Dec 19, 2017, 9:05 AM GMT-5 (14:05 UTC), 158 km (98 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 30 km SSE of Palca, Peru. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-12-19 14:05:10 UTC
Depth
158.4 km (98.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
17.917° S, 69.312° 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, 5.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.059 km E of Arica, Chile · 3207 days ago · 142 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.930 km SSE of Palca, Peru · 3206 days ago · 110 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.863 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 3206 days ago · 142 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.865 km E of Estique, Peru · 3201 days ago · 149 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.975 km SE of Palca, Peru · 3186 days ago · 127 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.283 km SE of Palca, Peru · 3174 days ago · 123 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.992 km SE of Palca, Peru · 3171 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 4.292 km SE of Palca, Peru · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.560 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 3167 days ago · 135 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 4.555 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 3157 days ago · 133 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 5.09 km E of Tacna, Peru · 3212 days ago · 94 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.283 km E of Arica, Chile · 3212 days ago · 136 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.870 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 3229 days ago · 154 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000bt2c. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:23 AM UTC.