M4.2 earthquake 43 km ENE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 43 km ENE of Palca, Peru on Wed, May 13, 2020, 3:44 AM GMT-5 (08:44 UTC), 163 km (101 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
- 2020-05-13 08:44:25 UTC
- Depth
- 162.8 km (101.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.648° S, 69.569° 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 6.4 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 82°
- Stations used
- 36
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.322 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 2331 days ago · 149 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.695 km SE of Palca, Peru · 2318 days ago · 141 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.520 km SE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 2316 days ago · 199 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.980 km SE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 2314 days ago · 164 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.37 km ENE of Estique, Peru · 2277 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009f7v. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC.