M4.1 earthquake 56 km SE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 56 km SE of Palca, Peru on Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 1:52 AM GMT-5 (06:52 UTC), 132 km (82 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 78 km E of Palca, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-03-16 06:52:35 UTC
- Depth
- 132.1 km (82.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.063° S, 69.524° 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 6.6 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 61°
- Stations used
- 34
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.478 km E of Palca, Peru · 1635 days ago · 155 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.378 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 1635 days ago · 120 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.244 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 1623 days ago · 143 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.124 km SE of Palca, Peru · 1610 days ago · 145 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.313 km S of Chucatamani, Peru · 1607 days ago · 133 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000h4zd. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:14 PM UTC.