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M4.6 Earthquake near 41 km SSE of Palca, Peru

UTC time: 2025-02-01 20:27:23 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
131.5 km
Source
USGS

41 km SSE of Palca, Peru

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About this earthquake

On February 1, 2025 at 20:27 UTC, a magnitude M4.6 earthquake occurred near 41 km SSE of Palca, Peru. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 132 km. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
7d65f5813a7c6128375ab9c6209bb6bd30d12bb8
Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
131.5 km
UTC time
2025-02-01 20:27:23 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
-18.11850, -69.81350

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 131.5 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 131.5 km
Intermediate
131.5 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Taapaca
    Distance: 33 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 5'860 m ·Last eruption: -320 ·Chile
  • Casiri, Nevados
    Distance: 70 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'626 m ·Peru
  • Parinacota
    Distance: 71 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'336 m ·Last eruption: 290 ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Guallatiri
    Distance: 83 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'071 m ·Last eruption: 1960 ·Chile
  • Yucamane
    Distance: 112 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'495 m ·Last eruption: -1320 ·Peru
  • Tutupaca
    Distance: 135 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'801 m ·Last eruption: 1802 ·Peru

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International AirportPeru · TCQ · SPTN
    49.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-18

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

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