M4.2 earthquake 27 km E of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 27 km E of Palca, Peru on Tue, May 28, 2019, 11:11 PM GMT-5 (04:11 UTC), 151 km (94 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 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
- 2019-05-29 04:11:07 UTC
- Depth
- 151.1 km (93.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.779° S, 69.702° 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 7.4 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 83°
- Stations used
- 40
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.128 km E of Arica, Chile · 2654 days ago · 73 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.012 km ESE of Estique, Peru · 2654 days ago · 164 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.596 km E of Arica, Chile · 2652 days ago · 126 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
- 4.452 km SSE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 2651 days ago · 166 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.370 km E of Tarata, Peru · 2651 days ago · 161 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.133 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2643 days ago · 85 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.017 km SSE of Tacna, Peru · 2643 days ago · 103 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60003tgj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:24 PM UTC.