Peru earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 12 km E of Palca, Peru

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 12 km E of Palca, Peru on Thu, Nov 16, 2017, 12:04 PM GMT-5 (17:04 UTC), 153 km (95 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 9 km E of Tacna, Peru. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-11-16 17:04:33 UTC
Depth
152.8 km (95.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
17.755° S, 69.848° 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, 4.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
104°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.215 km ESE of Estique, Peru · 3239 days ago · 156 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.870 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 3229 days ago · 154 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.629 km SE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 3226 days ago · 182 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.283 km E of Arica, Chile · 3212 days ago · 136 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 5.09 km E of Tacna, Peru · 3211 days ago · 94 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.370 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 3207 days ago · 158 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.059 km E of Arica, Chile · 3207 days ago · 142 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.930 km SSE of Palca, Peru · 3206 days ago · 110 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 4.863 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 3206 days ago · 142 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.865 km E of Estique, Peru · 3200 days ago · 149 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.975 km SE of Palca, Peru · 3186 days ago · 127 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 4.268 km E of Estique, Peru · 3266 days ago · 165 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000bpte. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:43 PM UTC.