Peru earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 23 km ESE of Calana, Peru

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 23 km ESE of Calana, Peru on Tue, Mar 31, 2020, 8:58 AM GMT-5 (13:58 UTC), 127 km (79 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 58 km SE of Palca, Peru. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-03-31 13:58:26 UTC
Depth
126.9 km (78.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
17.998° S, 69.974° 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 6.9 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.340 km W of Arica, Chile · 2375 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 5.058 km SE of Palca, Peru · 2367 days ago · 142 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.178 km WNW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia · 2355 days ago · 166 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.261 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 2352 days ago · 143 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.258 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2352 days ago · 95 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.261 km E of Tarata, Peru · 2344 days ago · 169 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.243 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 2334 days ago · 163 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.322 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 2331 days ago · 149 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.695 km SE of Palca, Peru · 2318 days ago · 141 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 4.747 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2384 days ago · 72 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 4
  2. 4.359 km E of Arica, Chile · 2394 days ago · 131 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.927 km S of Las Yaras, Peru · 2405 days ago · 58 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 8

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70008msx. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:23 AM UTC.