M4.3 earthquake 10 km N of Chuquitira, Peru
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 10 km N of Chuquitira, Peru on Sat, Oct 6, 2018, 8:04 PM GMT-5 (01:04 UTC), 156 km (97 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 8 km E of Chuquitira, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-10-07 01:04:50 UTC
- Depth
- 156.0 km (96.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.193° S, 70.062° 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 7.0 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 115°
- Stations used
- 24
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.714 km S of Palca, Peru · 2905 days ago · 114 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 4
- 4.98 km E of Chuquitira, Peru · 2898 days ago · 138 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 4
- 4.277 km ENE of Estique, Peru · 2888 days ago · 167 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000h8b6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:42 AM UTC.