M4.7 earthquake 20 km ESE of Estique, Peru
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 20 km ESE of Estique, Peru on Mon, Aug 27, 2018, 4:46 PM GMT-5 (21:46 UTC), 123 km (76 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
- 4.7 (Mwr, regional moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-08-27 21:46:18 UTC
- Depth
- 122.7 km (76.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.605° S, 69.839° 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 7.6 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 93°
- Stations used
- 81
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.22 km NNW of Calana, Peru · 2944 days ago · 129 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
- 4.310 km N of Chuquitira, Peru · 2917 days ago · 156 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.714 km S of Palca, Peru · 2905 days ago · 114 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 4
- 4.98 km E of Chuquitira, Peru · 2897 days ago · 138 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 4
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000giaa. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:11 PM UTC.