Peru earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 57 km SSE of Palca, Peru

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 57 km SSE of Palca, Peru on Sat, Jan 30, 2021, 3:22 AM GMT-5 (08:22 UTC), 117 km (73 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 36 km ESE of Arica, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-01-30 08:22:05 UTC
Depth
116.8 km (72.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
18.255° S, 69.752° 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 II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.1 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.836 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2063 days ago · 96 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.421 km ESE of Estique, Peru · 2056 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.134 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 2052 days ago · 142 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.3102 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2038 days ago · 144 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.518 km E of Estique, Peru · 2037 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.1116 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 2035 days ago · 121 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.119 km NE of Palca, Peru · 2030 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.215 km E of Tarata, Peru · 2029 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 3.198 km E of Arica, Chile · 2077 days ago · 134 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.281 km E of Arica, Chile · 2093 days ago · 117 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dd72. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:17 PM UTC.