M4.6 earthquake 95 km SE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 95 km SE of Palca, Peru on Thu, May 28, 2020, 7:29 PM GMT-5 (00:29 UTC), 141 km (87 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-05-29 00:29:50 UTC
- Depth
- 140.8 km (87.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.329° S, 69.264° 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 6.0 km horizontally, 8.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.31
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 76°
- Stations used
- 33
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.286 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2288 days ago · 116 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.286 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2282 days ago · 116 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.3105 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2279 days ago · 125 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.3107 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2265 days ago · 103 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 6
- 4.129 km NE of Palca, Peru · 2260 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
Before
- 4.0113 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2322 days ago · 126 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.2137 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2328 days ago · 121 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.322 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 2331 days ago · 149 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.243 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 2334 days ago · 163 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.6151 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2337 days ago · 121 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000a6e2. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:28 AM UTC.