M4.4 earthquake 56 km ENE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 56 km ENE of Palca, Peru on Fri, Mar 14, 2025, 1:06 AM GMT-5 (06:06 UTC), 155 km (96 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 96 km WSW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-03-14 06:06:11 UTC
- Depth
- 154.6 km (96.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.571° S, 69.469° 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 7.5 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 98°
- Stations used
- 39
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
- 4.129 km SE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 563 days ago · 178 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.432 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 552 days ago · 160 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.821 km SE of Palca, Peru · 544 days ago · 135 km deep · 53 km away
- 5.096 km WSW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia · 510 days ago · 138 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pyrr. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:37 AM UTC.