M4.4 earthquake 45 km E of Chuquitira, Peru
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 45 km E of Chuquitira, Peru on Sat, Jun 30, 2018, 12:58 PM GMT-5 (17:58 UTC), 178 km (111 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 57 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-06-30 17:58:05 UTC
- Depth
- 177.9 km (110.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.220° S, 69.625° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.8 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 147°
- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.781 km E of Palca, Peru · 3011 days ago · 146 km deep · 69 km away
- 5.057 km E of Chuquitira, Peru · 2961 days ago · 158 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
- 4.720 km ESE of Estique, Peru · 2957 days ago · 123 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000fsez. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:35 PM UTC.