M4.4 earthquake 47 km ENE of Tarata, Peru
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 47 km ENE of Tarata, Peru on Thu, Dec 5, 2019, 7:07 PM GMT-5 (00:07 UTC), 151 km (94 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 60 km SSE 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-12-06 00:07:39 UTC
- Depth
- 151.3 km (94.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.380° S, 69.600° 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 8.1 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 91°
- Stations used
- 41
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
- 4.214 km S of Chipispaya, Peru · 2457 days ago · 115 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
- 4.760 km SSE of Palca, Peru · 2444 days ago · 117 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
- 4.433 km WNW of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 2443 days ago · 204 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60006mqm. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC.