Peru earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 48 km ESE of Palca, Peru

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 48 km ESE of Palca, Peru on Wed, Jul 7, 2021, 11:13 PM GMT-5 (04:13 UTC), 133 km (82 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
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-07-08 04:13:21 UTC
Depth
132.5 km (82.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
17.934° S, 69.536° 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 7.2 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
57

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000et23. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:28 AM UTC.