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M4.7 Earthquake near 12 km ESE of Calana, Peru

UTC time: 2025-03-09 08:06:32 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.7
Depth
107.7 km
Source
USGS

12 km ESE of Calana, Peru

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About this earthquake

On March 9, 2025 at 08:06 UTC, a magnitude M4.7 earthquake occurred near 12 km ESE of Calana, Peru. At around 108 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
ad1e0b20d5bd84241b26c603891c0c41b30ba228
Magnitude
M4.7
Depth
107.7 km
UTC time
2025-03-09 08:06:32 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
-17.96980, -70.07640

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 107.7 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 107.7 km
Intermediate
107.7 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

  • Casiri, Nevados
    Distance: 62 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'626 m ·Peru
  • Taapaca
    Distance: 63 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 5'860 m ·Last eruption: -320 ·Chile
  • Yucamane
    Distance: 88 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'495 m ·Last eruption: -1320 ·Peru
  • Parinacota
    Distance: 101 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'336 m ·Last eruption: 290 ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Tutupaca
    Distance: 110 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'801 m ·Last eruption: 1802 ·Peru
  • Guallatiri
    Distance: 115 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'071 m ·Last eruption: 1960 ·Chile

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

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

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

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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