Peru earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 32 km ESE of Chuquitira, Peru

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 32 km ESE of Chuquitira, Peru on Fri, Apr 30, 2021, 5:02 AM GMT-5 (10:02 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 2 km NW of Chuquitira, Peru. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-04-30 10:02:35 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.350° S, 69.748° 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 4.2 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.111 km ENE of Tarata, Peru · 1982 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.226 km ESE of Chuquitira, Peru · 1972 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 4.414 km E of Chuquitira, Peru · 1972 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.020 km E of Estique, Peru · 1972 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.419 km ENE of Estique, Peru · 1970 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 5.42 km NW of Chuquitira, Peru · 1970 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 4
  7. 4.021 km E of Estique, Peru · 1970 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 4.219 km E of Tarata, Peru · 1968 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 4.215 km E of Estique, Peru · 1966 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.18 km SE of Chuquitira, Peru · 1964 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 4.610 km NNW of Chuquitira, Peru · 1964 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  12. 4.423 km ENE of Tarata, Peru · 1963 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 4.915 km ENE of Ticaco, Peru · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 4.221 km E of Estique, Peru · 1960 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 4.716 km ENE of Tarata, Peru · 1953 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 4.512 km ENE of Tarata, Peru · 1951 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 4.527 km ESE of Estique, Peru · 1923 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 4.111 km ENE of Chuquitira, Peru · 1982 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.716 km ENE of Tarata, Peru · 1983 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.315 km ENE of Ticaco, Peru · 1987 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.56 km WNW of Sama Grande, Peru · 1993 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 7

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000dyyb. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:11 AM UTC.