M4.1 earthquake 43 km ENE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 43 km ENE of Palca, Peru on Sun, Feb 19, 2017, 10:39 PM GMT-5 (03:39 UTC), 160 km (100 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 33 km SE of Mazo Cruz, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-02-20 03:39:27 UTC
- Depth
- 160.5 km (99.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.671° S, 69.568° 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 9.4 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 95°
- Stations used
- 38
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.124 km SE of Calana, Peru · 3496 days ago · 102 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
- 4.433 km SE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3481 days ago · 186 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008kuq. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:47 PM UTC.