M4.3 earthquake 40 km E of Estique, Peru
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 40 km E of Estique, Peru on Fri, Mar 27, 2026, 1:55 PM GMT-5 (18:55 UTC), 167 km (104 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 13 km NW of Palca, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-03-27 18:55:03 UTC
- Depth
- 167.0 km (103.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.559° S, 69.640° 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, 5.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 87°
- Stations used
- 29
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.36 km WNW of Sama Grande, Peru · 171 days ago · 94 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.427 km SE of Palca, Peru · 165 days ago · 134 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.227 km S of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 142 days ago · 182 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.913 km NW of Palca, Peru · 139 days ago · 133 km deep · 45 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000s87l. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC.