M4.4 earthquake 23 km SSE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 23 km SSE of Palca, Peru on Mon, May 19, 2025, 6:17 AM GMT-5 (11:17 UTC), 115 km (72 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 17 km NNE of Calana, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-05-19 11:17:08 UTC
- Depth
- 115.2 km (71.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.977° S, 69.889° 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 6.9 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 109°
- Stations used
- 50
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.460 km SE of Palca, Peru · 503 days ago · 129 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.466 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 499 days ago · 152 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.231 km ENE of Estique, Peru · 495 days ago · 175 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.617 km NNE of Calana, Peru · 448 days ago · 112 km deep · 32 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000q050. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC.