M4.6 earthquake 72 km SE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 72 km SE of Palca, Peru on Wed, Aug 12, 2026, 2:03 AM GMT-5 (07:03 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 57 km SE 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-08-12 07:03:45 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.279° S, 69.521° 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 6.6 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 125°
- Stations used
- 35
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 since this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.559 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 27 days ago · 144 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.438 km NE of Cuya, Chile · 26 days ago · 85 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.757 km SE of Palca, Peru · 24 days ago · 113 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
- 4.172 km SE of Palca, Peru · 5 days ago · 152 km deep · 20 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tk5y. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.