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M4.4 earthquake 19 km ENE of Estique, Peru

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 19 km ENE of Estique, Peru on Tue, May 11, 2021, 7:27 PM GMT-5 (00:27 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
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-05-12 00:27:39 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.477° S, 69.853° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.42 km NW of Chuquitira, Peru · 1971 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 4
  2. 4.021 km E of Estique, Peru · 1971 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 4.219 km E of Tarata, Peru · 1969 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 4.215 km E of Estique, Peru · 1967 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 4.18 km SE of Chuquitira, Peru · 1965 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.610 km NNW of Chuquitira, Peru · 1965 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.423 km ENE of Tarata, Peru · 1964 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 4.915 km ENE of Ticaco, Peru · 1961 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 4.221 km E of Estique, Peru · 1960 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 4.716 km ENE of Tarata, Peru · 1954 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 4.456 km SE of Calana, Peru · 1952 days ago · 130 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.512 km ENE of Tarata, Peru · 1952 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 4.527 km ESE of Estique, Peru · 1924 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 4.19 km NE of Palca, Peru · 1915 days ago · 158 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 4.348 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 1914 days ago · 133 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 4.020 km E of Estique, Peru · 1973 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 4.414 km E of Chuquitira, Peru · 1973 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.226 km ESE of Chuquitira, Peru · 1973 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.111 km ENE of Tarata, Peru · 1983 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.332 km ESE of Chuquitira, Peru · 1983 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 4.111 km ENE of Chuquitira, Peru · 1983 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.716 km ENE of Tarata, Peru · 1984 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  8. 4.315 km ENE of Ticaco, Peru · 1988 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.27 km NE of Locumba, Peru · 1994 days ago · 106 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.56 km WNW of Sama Grande, Peru · 1994 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 7

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000e4d9. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:24 AM UTC.