M4.2 earthquake 30 km SE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 30 km SE of Palca, Peru on Wed, Jul 14, 2021, 5:37 AM GMT-5 (10:37 UTC), 131 km (82 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 89 km E of Arica, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-07-14 10:37:11 UTC
- Depth
- 131.3 km (81.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.958° S, 69.745° 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 8.0 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.21
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 109°
- Stations used
- 27
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.789 km E of Arica, Chile · 1886 days ago · 126 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
- 4.449 km SE of Calana, Peru · 1872 days ago · 133 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.725 km N of Arica, Chile · 1868 days ago · 84 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
- 4.317 km WNW of Palca, Peru · 1866 days ago · 102 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
- 4.340 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 1858 days ago · 162 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.378 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 1857 days ago · 170 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.667 km ENE of Estique, Peru · 1852 days ago · 169 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.440 km SE of Calana, Peru · 1849 days ago · 97 km deep · 33 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000elut. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:28 AM UTC.