M4.2 earthquake 52 km SSE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 52 km SSE of Palca, Peru on Thu, Mar 14, 2019, 11:36 PM GMT-5 (04:36 UTC), 147 km (91 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 96 km E of Arica, Chile. 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
- 2019-03-15 04:36:01 UTC
- Depth
- 147.1 km (91.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.184° S, 69.710° 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 5.5 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.22
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 69°
- 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.396 km E of Arica, Chile · 2749 days ago · 135 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.796 km E of Arica, Chile · 2746 days ago · 129 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
- 4.1101 km E of Arica, Chile · 2744 days ago · 124 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.3Peru-Bolivia border region · 2740 days ago · 163 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.115 km NW of Arica, Chile · 2719 days ago · 74 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.486 km SE of Palca, Peru · 2710 days ago · 122 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.550 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 2700 days ago · 158 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.132 km WNW of Arica, Chile · 2698 days ago · 70 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000jkc2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC.