M4.8 earthquake 21 km SE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 21 km SE of Palca, Peru on Tue, Apr 8, 2025, 5:28 AM GMT-5 (10:28 UTC), 135 km (84 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
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-04-08 10:28:42 UTC
- Depth
- 135.3 km (84.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.911° S, 69.816° 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 7.1 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 87°
- Stations used
- 151
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.096 km WSW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia · 510 days ago · 138 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 3
- 4.423 km SSE of Palca, Peru · 504 days ago · 115 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.460 km SE of Palca, Peru · 503 days ago · 129 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.466 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 499 days ago · 152 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.231 km ENE of Estique, Peru · 494 days ago · 175 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000q4q9. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:49 AM UTC.