M4.2 earthquake 83 km SE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 83 km SE of Palca, Peru on Fri, Jan 23, 2026, 4:27 AM GMT-5 (09:27 UTC), 138 km (86 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-01-23 09:27:27 UTC
- Depth
- 138.3 km (85.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.296° S, 69.389° 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 5.4 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 68°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.346 km SSE of Palca, Peru · 228 days ago · 115 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.235 km ESE of Calana, Peru · 214 days ago · 131 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.976 km E of Arica, Chile · 206 days ago · 109 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.171 km NNW of Camiña, Chile · 197 days ago · 120 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.840 km E of Palca, Peru · 193 days ago · 139 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000rrk4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:52 PM UTC.