M4.2 earthquake 9 km SE of Tiquillaca, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 9 km SE of Tiquillaca, Peru on Mon, May 10, 2021, 8:29 PM GMT-5 (01:29 UTC), 224 km (139 mi) below the surface.
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
- 2021-05-11 01:29:06 UTC
- Depth
- 223.9 km (139.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.878° S, 70.134° 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 8.6 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 142°
- Stations used
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000e44l. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:40 AM UTC.