M4.2 earthquake 62 km E of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 62 km E of Palca, Peru on Sat, Dec 6, 2025, 5:10 PM GMT-5 (22:10 UTC), 147 km (92 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
- 2025-12-06 22:10:43 UTC
- Depth
- 147.4 km (91.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.777° S, 69.373° 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 6.6 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 87°
- 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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.95 km WSW of Palca, Peru · 299 days ago · 110 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.358 km E of Arica, Chile · 291 days ago · 127 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.261 km E of Chuquitira, Peru · 289 days ago · 177 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.037 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 286 days ago · 159 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.149 km E of Arica, Chile · 272 days ago · 92 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.283 km SE of Palca, Peru · 252 days ago · 138 km deep · 58 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rsyz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.