M4.2 earthquake 29 km NE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 29 km NE of Palca, Peru on Sat, Dec 15, 2018, 6:08 AM GMT-5 (11:08 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 13 km ESE of Locumba, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-12-15 11:08:25 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.617° S, 69.735° 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 6.5 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 116°
- Stations used
- 23
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
- 4.181 km SE of Palca, Peru · 2839 days ago · 145 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.213 km ESE of Locumba, Peru · 2817 days ago · 96 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.25 km SSW of Sitajara, Peru · 2795 days ago · 178 km deep · 50 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000itu3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:48 AM UTC.