M4.2 earthquake 5 km SSW of Sitajara, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Sitajara, Peru on Wed, Feb 6, 2019, 8:39 AM GMT-5 (13:39 UTC), 178 km (110 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 28 km E of Estique, 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
- 2019-02-06 13:39:40 UTC
- Depth
- 177.8 km (110.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.417° S, 70.161° 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 9.9 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.24
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 136°
- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.828 km E of Estique, Peru · 2773 days ago · 151 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
- 4.252 km SSE of Palca, Peru · 2758 days ago · 147 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.3Peru-Bolivia border region · 2740 days ago · 163 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000je66. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:46 AM UTC.