M4.2 earthquake 60 km E of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 60 km E of Palca, Peru on Sun, Oct 13, 2019, 8:29 AM GMT-5 (13:29 UTC), 154 km (96 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 12 km E 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-10-13 13:29:20 UTC
- Depth
- 154.2 km (95.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.739° S, 69.394° 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 5.3 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 130°
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.365 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 2542 days ago · 162 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.272 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 2535 days ago · 135 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.210 km NE of Ticaco, Peru · 2526 days ago · 139 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.512 km E of Palca, Peru · 2526 days ago · 129 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.065 km SE of Palca, Peru · 2509 days ago · 129 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.447 km ENE of Tarata, Peru · 2494 days ago · 151 km deep · 46 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005wvf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:10 PM UTC.