M4.0 earthquake 65 km SE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 65 km SE of Palca, Peru on Wed, Nov 20, 2019, 11:52 PM GMT-5 (04:52 UTC), 129 km (80 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
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-11-21 04:52:19 UTC
- Depth
- 128.9 km (80.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.179° S, 69.510° 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 4.5 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 54°
- Stations used
- 36
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.447 km ENE of Tarata, Peru · 2495 days ago · 151 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.9116 km E of Arica, Chile · 2476 days ago · 135 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.214 km S of Chipispaya, Peru · 2459 days ago · 115 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
- 4.5131 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2453 days ago · 121 km deep · 99 km away
Before
- 4.392 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2517 days ago · 136 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.512 km E of Palca, Peru · 2527 days ago · 129 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.210 km NE of Ticaco, Peru · 2528 days ago · 139 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.3117 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2532 days ago · 111 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
- 4.5112 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2533 days ago · 111 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.272 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 2536 days ago · 135 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.6118 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2537 days ago · 146 km deep · 99 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70006atx. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:29 AM UTC.