M4.4 earthquake 27 km SE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 27 km SE of Palca, Peru on Sun, Apr 19, 2026, 1:20 PM GMT-5 (18:20 UTC), 134 km (83 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-04-19 18:20:00 UTC
- Depth
- 133.7 km (83.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.969° S, 69.796° 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 7.1 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 77°
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.298 km NNE of Camiña, Chile · 149 days ago · 124 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.913 km NW of Palca, Peru · 139 days ago · 133 km deep · 41 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000srel. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:24 AM UTC.