M4.5 earthquake 80 km ENE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 80 km ENE of Palca, Peru on Thu, Sep 17, 2020, 5:02 AM GMT-5 (10:02 UTC), 152 km (95 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 17 km ENE of Palca, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-09-17 10:02:58 UTC
- Depth
- 152.4 km (94.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.590° S, 69.223° 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 7.3 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 47°
- Stations used
- 60
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.275 km E of Palca, Peru · 2170 days ago · 158 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.917 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 2165 days ago · 150 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000bpbq. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:12 AM UTC.