M4.4 earthquake 60 km SE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 60 km SE of Palca, Peru on Tue, May 20, 2025, 1:29 AM GMT-5 (06:29 UTC), 129 km (80 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
- 2025-05-20 06:29:30 UTC
- Depth
- 129.1 km (80.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.131° S, 69.531° 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 4.3 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 65°
- Stations used
- 37
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.466 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 498 days ago · 152 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.231 km ENE of Estique, Peru · 494 days ago · 175 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.256 km NE of Camiña, Chile · 456 days ago · 127 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.617 km NNE of Calana, Peru · 447 days ago · 112 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000q0a6. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:48 PM UTC.