M4.3 earthquake 6 km WNW of Sama Grande, Peru
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 6 km WNW of Sama Grande, Peru on Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 3:42 PM GMT-5 (20:42 UTC), 94 km (58 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-04-13 20:42:49 UTC
- Depth
- 94.0 km (58.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.760° S, 70.553° 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 8.2 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 141°
- Stations used
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.427 km SE of Palca, Peru · 165 days ago · 134 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.913 km NW of Palca, Peru · 139 days ago · 133 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.423 km SSE of El Algarrobal, Peru · 127 days ago · 61 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000spsa. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:06 AM UTC.