M4.9 earthquake 5 km WSW of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Palca, Peru on Sun, Dec 7, 2025, 6:14 PM GMT-5 (23:14 UTC), 110 km (68 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-12-07 23:14:13 UTC
- Depth
- 109.6 km (68.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.787° S, 70.015° 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 5.7 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 111°
- Stations used
- 48
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.22 km S of Totoral, Peru · 298 days ago · 119 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.358 km E of Arica, Chile · 290 days ago · 127 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.261 km E of Chuquitira, Peru · 288 days ago · 177 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.037 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 285 days ago · 159 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.149 km E of Arica, Chile · 271 days ago · 92 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.618 km ENE of Sama Grande, Peru · 259 days ago · 109 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
- 4.283 km SE of Palca, Peru · 252 days ago · 138 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rt8z. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:40 AM UTC.