M4.2 earthquake 41 km E of Estique, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 41 km E of Estique, Peru on Sat, Jan 15, 2022, 4:54 PM GMT-5 (21:54 UTC), 168 km (104 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 28 km NE of Pujocucho, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-01-15 21:54:16 UTC
- Depth
- 167.7 km (104.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.514° S, 69.630° 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 9.6 km horizontally, 3.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.31
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 191°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 22
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.120 km NNE of Sama Grande, Peru · 1719 days ago · 106 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.040 km SSW of Desaguadero, Peru · 1704 days ago · 191 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.128 km NE of Pujocucho, Peru · 1675 days ago · 162 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
- 4.156 km SE of Palca, Peru · 1662 days ago · 132 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000gewu. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:10 PM UTC.