Peru earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 56 km SE of Calana, Peru

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 56 km SE of Calana, Peru on Sun, May 30, 2021, 7:01 PM GMT-5 (00:01 UTC), 130 km (81 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 12 km ENE of Tarata, Peru. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-05-31 00:01:12 UTC
Depth
130.2 km (80.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
18.257° S, 69.764° 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 I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.1 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.512 km ENE of Tarata, Peru · 1951 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.597 km E of Arica, Chile · 1925 days ago · 130 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.527 km ESE of Estique, Peru · 1923 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.19 km NE of Palca, Peru · 1914 days ago · 158 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.348 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 1913 days ago · 133 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.230 km SE of Palca, Peru · 1907 days ago · 131 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.587 km SE of Arica, Chile · 1902 days ago · 108 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 4.391 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 1951 days ago · 116 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.390 km SE of Arica, Chile · 1952 days ago · 107 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.716 km ENE of Tarata, Peru · 1953 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.221 km E of Estique, Peru · 1959 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.915 km ENE of Ticaco, Peru · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.423 km ENE of Tarata, Peru · 1963 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.215 km E of Estique, Peru · 1966 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.219 km E of Tarata, Peru · 1967 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.021 km E of Estique, Peru · 1970 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 4.419 km ENE of Estique, Peru · 1970 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.020 km E of Estique, Peru · 1971 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000eg38. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:07 AM UTC.