Peru earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 22 km E of Tarata, Peru

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 22 km E of Tarata, Peru on Fri, Jan 17, 2025, 3:39 PM GMT-5 (20:39 UTC), 141 km (87 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
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-01-17 20:39:42 UTC
Depth
140.8 km (87.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
17.445° S, 69.823° 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 7.6 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.167 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 621 days ago · 160 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 5.375 km ESE of Palca, Peru · 618 days ago · 123 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.515 km WNW of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 612 days ago · 169 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.641 km SSE of Palca, Peru · 610 days ago · 132 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.343 km SE of Calana, Peru · 606 days ago · 108 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.657 km SE of Calana, Peru · 601 days ago · 114 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.349 km W of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 600 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.65 km E of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 580 days ago · 163 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  9. 4.736 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 576 days ago · 152 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.712 km ESE of Calana, Peru · 575 days ago · 108 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.456 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 570 days ago · 155 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 4.311 km N of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 639 days ago · 194 km deep · 90 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pkte. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.