M4.3 earthquake 33 km ENE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 33 km ENE of Palca, Peru on Fri, Jul 24, 2026, 2:41 AM GMT-5 (07:41 UTC), 145 km (90 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-07-24 07:41:41 UTC
- Depth
- 145.1 km (90.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.620° S, 69.688° 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, 4.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 103°
- 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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.672 km SE of Palca, Peru · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.235 km ESE of Chuquitira, Peru · 46 days ago · 158 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.559 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 31 days ago · 144 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.757 km SE of Palca, Peru · 28 days ago · 113 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
- 4.31 km E of Camilaca, Peru · 15 days ago · 123 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.172 km SE of Palca, Peru · 9 days ago · 152 km deep · 66 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000t2xk. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:10 PM UTC.