Peru earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 9 km E of Tacna, Peru

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 9 km E of Tacna, Peru on Fri, Dec 15, 2017, 9:14 AM GMT-5 (14:14 UTC), 94 km (59 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-12-15 14:14:09 UTC
Depth
94.4 km (58.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
18.030° S, 70.162° W
Region
Peru
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.6 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.370 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 3208 days ago · 158 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.059 km E of Arica, Chile · 3207 days ago · 142 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.930 km SSE of Palca, Peru · 3206 days ago · 110 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.863 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 3206 days ago · 142 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.975 km SE of Palca, Peru · 3186 days ago · 127 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.283 km SE of Palca, Peru · 3174 days ago · 123 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.992 km SE of Palca, Peru · 3171 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.292 km SE of Palca, Peru · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.560 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 3167 days ago · 135 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.723 km SSE of San Antonio, Peru · 3160 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 10
  11. 4.555 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 3157 days ago · 133 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 4.283 km E of Arica, Chile · 3212 days ago · 136 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.215 km ESE of Estique, Peru · 3239 days ago · 156 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.312 km E of Palca, Peru · 3240 days ago · 153 km deep · 45 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000c4ue. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:24 AM UTC.