M4.3 earthquake 11 km E of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 11 km E of Palca, Peru on Thu, Dec 23, 2021, 6:02 AM GMT-5 (11:02 UTC), 158 km (98 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 35 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-12-23 11:02:01 UTC
- Depth
- 157.6 km (97.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.758° S, 69.856° 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 11.4 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.27
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 192°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.735 km E of Estique, Peru · 1730 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 6
- 4.232 km E of Tarata, Peru · 1729 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.241 km E of Estique, Peru · 1722 days ago · 168 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.120 km NNE of Sama Grande, Peru · 1719 days ago · 106 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000get0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC.