M4.2 earthquake 31 km ENE of Chuquitira, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 31 km ENE of Chuquitira, Peru on Thu, Sep 3, 2020, 12:48 PM GMT-5 (17:48 UTC), 152 km (95 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 17 km ENE 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
- 2020-09-03 17:48:29 UTC
- Depth
- 152.1 km (94.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.202° S, 69.758° 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 10.1 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.22
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 114°
- Stations used
- 27
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000bhaz. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:43 AM UTC.