M 4.5 earthquake – 59 km ENE of Palca, Peru
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Local time: Aug 27, 2026 · 12:40 (UTC-5)
LightIntermediate · 144 km
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- Magnitude
- 4.5body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 144 kmIntermediate earthquake
- Epicenter
- -17.571, -69.44199 km from Tacna
- Energy released
- 85 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 312USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Aug 12, 2026.
How strong was it?
Light earthquake. It released 85 tons of TNT, 5.6 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Peru.
- 8.2 93 km NW of Iquique, Chile Apr 1, 2014
- 7.8 102 km ENE of Iquique, Chile Jun 13, 2005
- 7.6 51 km SW of Punta de Bombón, Peru Jul 7, 2001
- 7.3 136 km WSW of Challapata, Bolivia Jun 6, 1915
- 7.2 Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile Oct 4, 1940
- 7.2 68 km SSE of Arica, Chile Aug 8, 1987
- 7.2 12 km NNE of Cono Norte, Peru Feb 26, 1914
- 6.9 25 km ENE of Arica, Chile Aug 30, 1906