M4.2 earthquake 10 km NE of Ticaco, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 10 km NE of Ticaco, Peru on Sun, Nov 3, 2019, 5:33 AM GMT-5 (10:33 UTC), 139 km (87 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 12 km E 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-11-03 10:33:38 UTC
- Depth
- 139.3 km (86.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.392° S, 69.965° 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 8.7 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 218°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 26
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.512 km E of Palca, Peru · 2527 days ago · 129 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.065 km SE of Palca, Peru · 2509 days ago · 129 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.447 km ENE of Tarata, Peru · 2494 days ago · 151 km deep · 39 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700062im. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.