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M4.5 earthquake 27 km ESE of Estique, Peru

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 27 km ESE of Estique, Peru on Sun, Jun 27, 2021, 10:33 PM GMT-5 (03:33 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 89 km E of Arica, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-06-28 03:33:47 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.595° S, 69.770° 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 3.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.19 km NE of Palca, Peru · 1914 days ago · 158 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.348 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 1913 days ago · 133 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.230 km SE of Palca, Peru · 1907 days ago · 131 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.524 km SSE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 1890 days ago · 177 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.789 km E of Arica, Chile · 1886 days ago · 126 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.616 km NW of Pujocucho, Peru · 1886 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.449 km SE of Calana, Peru · 1872 days ago · 133 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.725 km N of Arica, Chile · 1868 days ago · 84 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  9. 4.317 km WNW of Palca, Peru · 1866 days ago · 102 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.228 km SSE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 1865 days ago · 188 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.512 km ENE of Tarata, Peru · 1951 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.456 km SE of Calana, Peru · 1951 days ago · 130 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.716 km ENE of Tarata, Peru · 1953 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ei85. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:53 AM UTC.