M4.3 earthquake 22 km ENE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 22 km ENE of Palca, Peru on Sat, May 16, 2020, 12:55 AM GMT-5 (05:55 UTC), 149 km (93 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
- 4.3 (Mwr, regional moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-05-16 05:55:42 UTC
- Depth
- 149.0 km (92.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.702° 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 7.5 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 89°
- Stations used
- 41
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.695 km SE of Palca, Peru · 2318 days ago · 141 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.520 km SE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 2316 days ago · 199 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.980 km SE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 2314 days ago · 164 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.37 km ENE of Estique, Peru · 2277 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009hsz. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:09 AM UTC.