Peru earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 67 km ENE of Palca, Peru

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 67 km ENE of Palca, Peru on Tue, Jan 21, 2025, 11:01 PM GMT-5 (04:01 UTC), 160 km (99 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 75 km ESE of Palca, Peru. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-01-22 04:01:52 UTC
Depth
159.5 km (99.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
17.651° S, 69.339° 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 8.7 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.375 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 619 days ago · 123 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.641 km SSE of Palca, Peru · 610 days ago · 132 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.277 km SE of Palca, Peru · 607 days ago · 135 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.343 km SE of Calana, Peru · 606 days ago · 108 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.657 km SE of Calana, Peru · 601 days ago · 114 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.736 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 576 days ago · 152 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.712 km ESE of Calana, Peru · 575 days ago · 108 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.456 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 570 days ago · 155 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 4.129 km SE of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 564 days ago · 178 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 4.322 km E of Tarata, Peru · 625 days ago · 141 km deep · 56 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000pac9. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:43 AM UTC.