M4.1 earthquake 72 km SE of Palca, Peru
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 72 km SE of Palca, Peru on Fri, Sep 18, 2026, 9:42 AM GMT-5 (14:42 UTC), 152 km (95 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-18 14:42:39 UTC
- Depth
- 152.1 km (94.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.147° S, 69.394° W
- Region
- Peru
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
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How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 7.8 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 104°
- 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: 0 since this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000tib9. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:23 AM UTC.