M4.9 earthquake 17 km ENE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 17 km ENE of Palca, Peru on Thu, Oct 29, 2020, 11:08 AM GMT-5 (16:08 UTC), 150 km (93 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (Mww, W-phase moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-10-29 16:08:38 UTC
- Depth
- 150.4 km (93.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.711° S, 69.807° W
- Region
- Peru
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.5 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 95°
- Stations used
- 114
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.532 km SE of Tacna, Peru · 2142 days ago · 131 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 3
- 4.128 km SE of Calana, Peru · 2125 days ago · 124 km deep · 45 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000c7ji. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:32 PM UTC.