M4.4 earthquake 41 km E of Tarata, Peru
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 41 km E of Tarata, Peru on Tue, Apr 17, 2018, 7:12 AM GMT-5 (12:12 UTC), 165 km (103 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 45 km SE 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
- 2018-04-17 12:12:48 UTC
- Depth
- 165.4 km (102.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.431° S, 69.642° 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 9.4 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 175°
- Stations used
- 38
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.545 km SE of Palca, Peru · 3071 days ago · 137 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.453 km SE of Palca, Peru · 3069 days ago · 116 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000dpcu. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:28 AM UTC.