M4.2 earthquake 35 km ESE of Calana, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 35 km ESE of Calana, Peru on Sun, Mar 1, 2026, 12:19 PM GMT-5 (17:19 UTC), 131 km (82 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 76 km E of Arica, Chile. 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
- 2026-03-01 17:19:09 UTC
- Depth
- 131.2 km (81.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.091° S, 69.894° 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 6.5 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 94°
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.976 km E of Arica, Chile · 205 days ago · 109 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.171 km NNW of Camiña, Chile · 197 days ago · 120 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.840 km E of Palca, Peru · 193 days ago · 139 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.340 km E of Estique, Peru · 187 days ago · 167 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.36 km WNW of Sama Grande, Peru · 170 days ago · 94 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.427 km SE of Palca, Peru · 164 days ago · 134 km deep · 17 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000s19p. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:38 AM UTC.