M4.2 earthquake 30 km SE of Tacna, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 30 km SE of Tacna, Peru on Fri, Nov 2, 2018, 9:06 AM GMT-5 (14:06 UTC), 102 km (63 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 21 km ESE of Calana, 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
- 2018-11-02 14:06:53 UTC
- Depth
- 101.7 km (63.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.224° S, 70.073° 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 9.1 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 145°
- Stations used
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.035 km WSW of Arica, Chile · 2885 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.163 km E of Arica, Chile · 2878 days ago · 149 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
- 4.321 km ESE of Calana, Peru · 2851 days ago · 130 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.229 km NE of Palca, Peru · 2848 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.181 km SE of Palca, Peru · 2839 days ago · 145 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000i5we. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:48 PM UTC.