Peru earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 37 km ENE of Palca, Peru

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 37 km ENE of Palca, Peru on Sat, Dec 20, 2025, 2:25 PM GMT-5 (19:25 UTC), 159 km (99 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 18 km ENE of Sama Grande, Peru. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-12-20 19:25:22 UTC
Depth
159.3 km (99.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
17.598° S, 69.658° 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 9.2 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
188°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.618 km ENE of Sama Grande, Peru · 259 days ago · 109 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.283 km SE of Palca, Peru · 252 days ago · 138 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.47 km W of Totoral, Peru · 237 days ago · 127 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.346 km SSE of Palca, Peru · 229 days ago · 115 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 4.261 km E of Chuquitira, Peru · 288 days ago · 177 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.22 km S of Totoral, Peru · 298 days ago · 119 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.95 km WSW of Palca, Peru · 298 days ago · 110 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.262 km E of Palca, Peru · 299 days ago · 147 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.338 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 315 days ago · 166 km deep · 9 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000rpml. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:38 AM UTC.