Peru earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 17 km SSE of Tacna, Peru

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 17 km SSE of Tacna, Peru on Mon, Jul 8, 2019, 4:05 PM GMT-5 (21:05 UTC), 103 km (64 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 54 km ENE of Palca, Peru. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-07-08 21:05:37 UTC
Depth
102.6 km (63.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
18.159° S, 70.177° 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 8.8 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
29

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.476 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2607 days ago · 119 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.166 km E of Palca, Peru · 2603 days ago · 164 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.531 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 2591 days ago · 159 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.654 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 2585 days ago · 171 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 4.133 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2644 days ago · 85 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.596 km E of Arica, Chile · 2653 days ago · 126 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.012 km ESE of Estique, Peru · 2655 days ago · 164 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.128 km E of Arica, Chile · 2655 days ago · 73 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.346 km SSW of Arica, Chile · 2671 days ago · 58 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70004f5w. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:04 PM UTC.