M4.2 earthquake 32 km E of Tarata, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 32 km E of Tarata, Peru on Fri, Jan 7, 2022, 9:13 PM GMT-5 (02:13 UTC), 24 km (15 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
- 2022-01-08 02:13:16 UTC
- Depth
- 23.5 km (14.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.429° S, 69.726° 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, 6.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.22
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 134°
- Stations used
- 24
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
- 4.241 km E of Estique, Peru · 1722 days ago · 168 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.120 km NNE of Sama Grande, Peru · 1720 days ago · 106 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.040 km SSW of Desaguadero, Peru · 1704 days ago · 191 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.128 km NE of Pujocucho, Peru · 1676 days ago · 162 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ga36. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:18 AM UTC.