M4.3 earthquake 38 km ENE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 38 km ENE of Palca, Peru on Fri, Nov 21, 2025, 5:09 AM GMT-5 (10:09 UTC), 166 km (103 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-11-21 10:09:02 UTC
- Depth
- 165.7 km (102.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.669° S, 69.613° 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 9.5 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 117°
- Stations used
- 20
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.262 km E of Palca, Peru · 299 days ago · 147 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.95 km WSW of Palca, Peru · 298 days ago · 110 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.22 km S of Totoral, Peru · 298 days ago · 119 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.261 km E of Chuquitira, Peru · 288 days ago · 177 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.037 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 285 days ago · 159 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.618 km ENE of Sama Grande, Peru · 259 days ago · 109 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rpix. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:23 AM UTC.