M4.2 earthquake 72 km ESE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 72 km ESE of Palca, Peru on Fri, Oct 25, 2019, 2:29 PM GMT-5 (19:29 UTC), 135 km (84 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 116 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
- 2019-10-25 19:29:47 UTC
- Depth
- 134.5 km (83.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.135° 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 3.9 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 75°
- 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5112 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2531 days ago · 111 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.512 km E of Palca, Peru · 2526 days ago · 129 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.392 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2515 days ago · 136 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.065 km SE of Palca, Peru · 2508 days ago · 129 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.447 km ENE of Tarata, Peru · 2493 days ago · 151 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.9116 km E of Arica, Chile · 2475 days ago · 135 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70006232. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:12 AM UTC.