M4.7 earthquake 81 km E of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 81 km E of Palca, Peru on Wed, Jul 4, 2018, 1:52 PM GMT-5 (18:52 UTC), 146 km (91 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
- 4.7 (Mwr, regional moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-07-04 18:52:59 UTC
- Depth
- 145.8 km (90.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.688° S, 69.197° 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, 7.0 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 52°
- Stations used
- 103
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.057 km E of Chuquitira, Peru · 2961 days ago · 158 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
- 4.720 km ESE of Estique, Peru · 2957 days ago · 123 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000fx27. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:04 PM UTC.