M4.2 earthquake 61 km ESE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 61 km ESE of Palca, Peru on Fri, Apr 24, 2020, 5:29 PM GMT-5 (22:29 UTC), 143 km (89 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 80 km SE of Mazo Cruz, 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
- 2020-04-24 22:29:33 UTC
- Depth
- 142.7 km (88.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.026° S, 69.442° 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, 3.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 76°
- Stations used
- 35
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.258 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2352 days ago · 95 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.261 km E of Tarata, Peru · 2344 days ago · 169 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.243 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 2334 days ago · 163 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.322 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 2331 days ago · 149 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.0113 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2322 days ago · 126 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.695 km SE of Palca, Peru · 2318 days ago · 141 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.980 km SE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 2313 days ago · 164 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60009bv8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:32 PM UTC.