M4.2 earthquake 2 km S of Totoral, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 2 km S of Totoral, Peru on Sun, Dec 7, 2025, 6:49 PM GMT-5 (23:49 UTC), 119 km (74 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 18 km ENE of Sama Grande, 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
- 2025-12-07 23:49:16 UTC
- Depth
- 119.2 km (74.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.429° S, 70.369° 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, 7.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 126°
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.261 km E of Chuquitira, Peru · 288 days ago · 177 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.037 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 285 days ago · 159 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.618 km ENE of Sama Grande, Peru · 259 days ago · 109 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rt99. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:53 AM UTC.