M4.4 earthquake 53 km SE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 53 km SE of Palca, Peru on Mon, May 7, 2018, 6:14 AM GMT-5 (11:14 UTC), 116 km (72 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 81 km E of Palca, 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
- 2018-05-07 11:14:12 UTC
- Depth
- 116.2 km (72.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.166° S, 69.656° 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 6.0 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 71°
- Stations used
- 37
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.466 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 3019 days ago · 120 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.781 km E of Palca, Peru · 3011 days ago · 146 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000dzv9. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:05 AM UTC.