M4.5 earthquake 32 km SE of Tacna, Peru
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 32 km SE of Tacna, Peru on Fri, Nov 20, 2020, 12:02 PM GMT-5 (17:02 UTC), 131 km (81 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (Mwr, regional moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-11-20 17:02:39 UTC
- Depth
- 130.9 km (81.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.183° S, 69.999° W
- Region
- Peru
- Felt reports
- 3
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.0 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 72°
- Stations used
- 87
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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.128 km SE of Calana, Peru · 2125 days ago · 124 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.281 km E of Arica, Chile · 2091 days ago · 117 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
Before
- 4.251 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2159 days ago · 134 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.646 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2162 days ago · 86 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.917 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 2164 days ago · 150 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
- 4.179 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2168 days ago · 119 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.275 km E of Palca, Peru · 2169 days ago · 158 km deep · 93 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000cqwe. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:25 PM UTC.