Peru earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 17 km WSW of Chipispaya, Peru

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 17 km WSW of Chipispaya, Peru on Mon, May 9, 2022, 9:18 PM GMT-5 (02:18 UTC), 97 km (60 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 42 km ENE of Palca, Peru. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-05-10 02:18:31 UTC
Depth
96.8 km (60.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
17.571° S, 70.367° W
Region
Peru
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.8 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
127°
Stations used
61

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.313 km S of Chucatamani, Peru · 1608 days ago · 133 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.626 km SSE of Palca, Peru · 1600 days ago · 136 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  3. 5.542 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 1594 days ago · 156 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 6
  4. 4.120 km SSE of Palca, Peru · 1585 days ago · 115 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.614 km ESE of San Antonio, Peru · 1567 days ago · 106 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.525 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 1564 days ago · 151 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 5.126 km ENE of Pujocucho, Peru · 1557 days ago · 154 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  8. 4.231 km ENE of Chuquitira, Peru · 1556 days ago · 182 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 4.124 km SE of Palca, Peru · 1611 days ago · 145 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.244 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 1623 days ago · 143 km deep · 87 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000h88f. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:49 AM UTC.