M4.2 earthquake 61 km E of Tarata, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 61 km E of Tarata, Peru on Sat, May 2, 2020, 9:52 PM GMT-5 (02:52 UTC), 169 km (105 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-05-03 02:52:56 UTC
- Depth
- 169.1 km (105.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.382° S, 69.470° 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 8.7 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 86°
- Stations used
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.243 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 2334 days ago · 163 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.322 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 2331 days ago · 149 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.520 km SE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 2316 days ago · 199 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.980 km SE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 2314 days ago · 164 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.518 km E of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 2306 days ago · 204 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009cf1. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:17 AM UTC.