M4.2 earthquake 14 km WSW of Punta de Bombón, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 14 km WSW of Punta de Bombón, Peru on Sat, Dec 20, 2025, 3:11 PM GMT-5 (20:11 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 13 km WNW of Cocachacra, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-12-20 20:11:16 UTC
- Depth
- 72.7 km (45.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.231° S, 71.915° 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 8.9 km horizontally, 9.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 132°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rw85. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC.