M4.8 earthquake 40 km E of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 40 km E of Palca, Peru on Sun, Mar 22, 2026, 3:02 AM GMT-5 (08:02 UTC), 139 km (86 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
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-03-22 08:02:54 UTC
- Depth
- 138.6 km (86.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.735° S, 69.579° 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 5.9 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 95°
- Stations used
- 57
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.340 km E of Estique, Peru · 188 days ago · 167 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.427 km SE of Palca, Peru · 165 days ago · 134 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.298 km NNE of Camiña, Chile · 149 days ago · 124 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.227 km S of Mazo Cruz, Peru · 142 days ago · 182 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.913 km NW of Palca, Peru · 139 days ago · 133 km deep · 49 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000sieg. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:19 AM UTC.