Peru earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 20 km E of Estique, Peru

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 20 km E of Estique, Peru on Sun, Jul 26, 2020, 8:14 AM GMT-5 (13:14 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-07-26 13:14:26 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.550° S, 69.828° W
Region
Peru
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
30

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.626 km ESE of Estique, Peru · 2257 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.231 km ENE of Chuquitira, Peru · 2221 days ago · 152 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.580 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 2207 days ago · 152 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 4.129 km NE of Palca, Peru · 2260 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.819 km E of Estique, Peru · 2260 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.415 km E of Tarata, Peru · 2260 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.125 km E of Estique, Peru · 2260 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 4.518 km E of Estique, Peru · 2260 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.222 km E of Estique, Peru · 2260 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.114 km ENE of Estique, Peru · 2261 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 4.915 km E of Tarata, Peru · 2261 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 6
  9. 4.37 km ENE of Estique, Peru · 2278 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000b4e2. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC.