M4.2 earthquake 61 km E of Chuquitira, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 61 km E of Chuquitira, Peru on Wed, Dec 17, 2025, 9:19 PM GMT-5 (02:19 UTC), 177 km (110 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 46 km SSE 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-12-18 02:19:26 UTC
- Depth
- 177.2 km (110.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.313° S, 69.466° 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 10.3 km horizontally, 4.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 215°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.037 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 286 days ago · 159 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.346 km SSE of Palca, Peru · 230 days ago · 115 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000rp6d. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:45 PM UTC.