M4.5 earthquake 45 km SE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 45 km SE of Palca, Peru on Sat, May 5, 2018, 8:46 AM GMT-5 (13:46 UTC), 137 km (85 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-05-05 13:46:41 UTC
- Depth
- 136.9 km (85.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.017° S, 69.612° 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 7.5 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 67°
- Stations used
- 53
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.453 km SE of Palca, Peru · 3069 days ago · 116 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
- 4.466 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 3019 days ago · 120 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.445 km E of Chuquitira, Peru · 3015 days ago · 178 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000dyte. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC.