M4.1 earthquake 28 km SE of Calana, Peru
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 28 km SE of Calana, Peru on Mon, Dec 7, 2020, 9:55 PM GMT-5 (02:55 UTC), 124 km (77 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 57 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
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-12-08 02:55:18 UTC
- Depth
- 124.1 km (77.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.085° S, 69.964° 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 5.7 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.21
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 80°
- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.281 km E of Arica, Chile · 2092 days ago · 117 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
- 3.198 km E of Arica, Chile · 2076 days ago · 134 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.557 km SSE of Palca, Peru · 2071 days ago · 117 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000cp15. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:27 PM UTC.