Peru earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 19 km NE of Palca, Peru

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 19 km NE of Palca, Peru on Sat, Mar 13, 2021, 11:45 PM GMT-5 (04:45 UTC), 4 km (2 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-03-14 04:45:55 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.631° S, 69.854° 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 I, not felt shaking.

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Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Normal
Moment magnitude
4.1 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 9°, dip 74°, rake -82°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 161°, dip 18°, rake -117°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.3 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
12

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.215 km E of Tarata, Peru · 2028 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.33 km SSW of Chuquitira, Peru · 2015 days ago · 140 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.56 km WNW of Sama Grande, Peru · 1993 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 7
  4. 4.27 km NE of Locumba, Peru · 1993 days ago · 106 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.315 km ENE of Ticaco, Peru · 1987 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.716 km ENE of Tarata, Peru · 1983 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.111 km ENE of Chuquitira, Peru · 1982 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.332 km ESE of Chuquitira, Peru · 1982 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 4.111 km ENE of Tarata, Peru · 1982 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 4.226 km ESE of Chuquitira, Peru · 1972 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 4.414 km E of Chuquitira, Peru · 1972 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 4.020 km E of Estique, Peru · 1972 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 4.419 km ENE of Estique, Peru · 1970 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 5.42 km NW of Chuquitira, Peru · 1970 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 4
  15. 4.021 km E of Estique, Peru · 1970 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 4.518 km E of Estique, Peru · 2036 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.134 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 2052 days ago · 142 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.421 km ESE of Estique, Peru · 2056 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000dj7s. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC.