M4.4 earthquake 21 km ESE of Estique, Peru
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 21 km ESE of Estique, Peru on Mon, Feb 15, 2021, 8:44 AM GMT-5 (13:44 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 18 km E of Estique, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-02-15 13:44:18 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.583° S, 69.823° 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 3.2 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.27
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 112°
- Stations used
- 18
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.134 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 2052 days ago · 142 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
- 4.518 km E of Estique, Peru · 2036 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
- 4.119 km NE of Palca, Peru · 2029 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
- 4.215 km E of Tarata, Peru · 2028 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.33 km SSW of Chuquitira, Peru · 2015 days ago · 140 km deep · 39 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dhts. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC.