M4.3 earthquake 46 km SSE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 46 km SSE of Palca, Peru on Sun, Feb 15, 2026, 4:14 AM GMT-5 (09:14 UTC), 115 km (72 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-02-15 09:14:50 UTC
- Depth
- 115.3 km (71.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.137° S, 69.734° 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, 5.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 94°
- Stations used
- 28
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.235 km ESE of Calana, Peru · 214 days ago · 131 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.976 km E of Arica, Chile · 206 days ago · 109 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.171 km NNW of Camiña, Chile · 197 days ago · 120 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.840 km E of Palca, Peru · 193 days ago · 139 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.340 km E of Estique, Peru · 188 days ago · 167 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.36 km WNW of Sama Grande, Peru · 170 days ago · 94 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000s9dc. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC.