M4.2 earthquake 58 km ENE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 58 km ENE of Palca, Peru on Fri, Nov 7, 2025, 12:30 AM GMT-5 (05:30 UTC), 152 km (94 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 5 km WSW 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
- 2025-11-07 05:30:26 UTC
- Depth
- 151.9 km (94.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.631° S, 69.427° 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 8.4 km horizontally, 4.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 79°
- Stations used
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.269 km E of Arica, Chile · 321 days ago · 120 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.338 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 315 days ago · 166 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.262 km E of Palca, Peru · 299 days ago · 147 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.95 km WSW of Palca, Peru · 298 days ago · 110 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.261 km E of Chuquitira, Peru · 288 days ago · 177 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.037 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 285 days ago · 159 km deep · 25 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rm1n. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:50 AM UTC.