M4.9 earthquake 15 km E of Tarata, Peru
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 15 km E of Tarata, Peru on Sat, Jul 25, 2020, 11:31 AM GMT-5 (16:31 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-07-25 16:31:15 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.481° S, 69.889° W
- Region
- Peru
- Felt reports
- 6
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.9 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.067 · 71 stations |
| 4.97 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
Did you feel it?
6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 3.2 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 107°
- Stations used
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.114 km ENE of Estique, Peru · 2262 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.222 km E of Estique, Peru · 2261 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
- 4.518 km E of Estique, Peru · 2261 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
- 4.125 km E of Estique, Peru · 2261 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.415 km E of Tarata, Peru · 2261 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
- 4.819 km E of Estique, Peru · 2261 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
- 4.129 km NE of Palca, Peru · 2261 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.520 km E of Estique, Peru · 2261 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
- 3.626 km ESE of Estique, Peru · 2258 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
- 4.231 km ENE of Chuquitira, Peru · 2222 days ago · 152 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.580 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 2208 days ago · 152 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000b420 (also filed as iscgem618697862). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:15 AM UTC.