Recent earthquake activity
Earthquakes in Peru: latest news, today and the last 30 days
Peru lies along the Nazca subduction zone off its Pacific coast, producing large, deep earthquakes. Lima and the coastal desert cities face significant long-term seismic hazard.
Updated 2026-10-21 15:15 UTC
Latest earthquake news in Peru
The most notable recent events in Peru, newest first. Each links to its own page with the full record, a map and felt reports. This page is rebuilt every 30 minutes.
- M 4.5 near Pucallpa, Peru
depth 151.0 km · 49 km SSW of San Francisco, Peru
- M 4.2 near Loja, Ecuador
depth 69.0 km · 3 km E of Zamora, Ecuador
- M 4.2 near Camaná, Peru
depth 35.0 km · 71 km S of Camaná, Peru
Peru earthquake activity at a glance
What the last 30 days look like in Peru
16 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or above were recorded in the last 7 days, down from 20 the week before. In the last 24 hours: 3.
The largest was M5.2 on October 11, 18 km SSE of Camaná, Peru, 44.9 km deep, and 3 people reported feeling it.
The most widely felt was not the largest: M4.4, 34 km SSW of Huacho, Peru, with 7 reports.
25% of these events were deeper than 70 km, inside the descending slab — shaking from that depth arrives weaker but spreads over a wider area.
Map of recent earthquakes in Peru and the surrounding area
Circle size shows magnitude and color shows depth. Select a marker to highlight its event below.
Every recorded event
77 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0+ recorded in Peru and the surrounding area in the last 30 days. The newest 60 are shown.
Both the USGS global catalog and the EMSC European-Mediterranean catalog are used here, deduplicated — EMSC records the small local events the global catalog does not. 67 of the events below come from EMSC.
M 3.4 11 km SE of La Joya, Peru
M 3.3 43 km W of Huambi, Ecuador
M 4.5 49 km SSW of San Francisco, Peru
M 3.7 53 km E of Saramiriza, Peru
M 3.5 1 km SW of Chicla, Peru
M 4.0 35 km E of Corire, Peru
M 3.6 5 km NE of Milagro, Ecuador
M 3.5 7 km SSW of Oxapampa, Peru
M 4.2 3 km E of Zamora, Ecuador
M 4.2 71 km S of Camaná, Peru
M 3.8 5 km W of Castrovirreyna, Peru
M 3.8 10 km SSW of Palca, Peru
M 3.6 34 km ENE of Végueta, Peru
M 3.6 4 km S of Asentamiento Humano Nicolas de Pierola, Peru
M 4.1 33 km NE of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador
M 4.4 17 km SSW of Choco, Peru
M 3.7 46 km SSE of Tumbes, Peru
M 3.0 41 km S of Huachacalla, Bolivia
M 3.9 20 km WNW of Huarmey, Peru
M 4.4 22 km NNE of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador
M 4.7 41 km NE of San Vicente de Cañete, Peru
M 4.1 27 km WSW of Palora, Ecuador
M 3.0 4 km SW of Emilio María Terán, Ecuador
M 3.6 32 km WSW of Tambo, Peru
M 3.6 16 km E of Quilca, Peru
M 5.2 18 km SSE of Camaná, PeruFelt · 3
M 3.5 4 km W of La Pampa, Peru
M 3.6 1 km SSW of Palestina, Ecuador
M 3.1 52 km NNE of Pacocha, Peru
M 3.1 37 km W of Palca, Peru
M 4.3 20 km NNE of El Pedregal, Peru
M 3.7 47 km NNE of Puerto Galilea, Peru
M 3.5 6 km SSW of Huambo, Peru
M 3.4 12 km N of Laylla, Peru
M 4.3 23 km E of Palora, Ecuador
M 3.3 7 km S of Chicche, Peru
M 3.8 15 km ESE of Ocucaje, Peru
M 3.3 7 km NE of Chongos Bajo, Peru
M 3.8 NEAR COAST OF NORTHERN PERU
M 3.7 15 km E of Callao, Peru
M 3.8 13 km NE of Manuel J. Calle, Ecuador
M 4.2 29 km E of Corire, Peru
M 3.5 8 km SSE of Paccha, Ecuador
M 3.5 2 km SSW of Oxapampa, Peru
M 3.5 9 km NNW of Cabanaconde, Peru
M 3.5 17 km NW of Las Palmas, Peru
M 4.3 41 km WNW of Puerto Bolívar, Ecuador
M 3.5 25 km S of Pozuzo, Peru
M 3.7 13 km NE of El Alto, Peru
M 3.7 8 km SW of Jipijapa, Ecuador
M 3.6 6 km NNE of San Lorenzo de Huachupama, Peru
M 3.3 3 km S of Santa Eulalia, Peru
M 3.5 38 km NNE of Puerto Galilea, Peru
M 4.0 27 km SE of Atalaya, Peru
M 4.0 27 km NE of Santiago de Cao, Peru
M 4.1 5 km N of Poroto, Peru
M 3.9 47 km NNE of Pacocha, Peru
M 3.5 6 km E of Santa Rosa, Peru
M 4.0 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL PERU
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Frequently asked questions
Was there an earthquake in Peru today?
Yes — 3 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or above were recorded in the last 24 hours. The most recent was M3.4 near Pacocha, Peru, 7 h ago. The list on this page is rebuilt every 30 minutes, newest first.
How many earthquakes does Peru get?
77 of magnitude 3.0 or above in the last 30 days, 16 of them in the last 7. Most are too small to feel; that is normal for a seismically active region.
What was the biggest recent earthquake in Peru?
Magnitude 5.2 on October 11, 2026, 18 km SSE of Camaná, Peru, at a depth of 44.9 km. 3 people reported feeling it.
How deep are earthquakes in Peru?
In the last 30 days they ranged from 9.0 km to 215.9 km deep. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly near the epicentre; deep ones are felt weakly over a wider area.
How can I get earthquake alerts for Peru?
Install the free SeismoWatch Android app, draw a box over Peru, set a minimum magnitude, and turn alerts on. Alerts are sent after an event is published, so they are not an early warning.
Where does this data come from?
From the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) global catalog and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), deduplicated. Each event links to its own page with the full record.
The strongest earthquakes recorded in Peru since 1960
The 10 largest events of magnitude 6.0 or above in the Peru monitoring area, from the USGS catalog. Recent activity is best read against this: a region's ordinary weeks look very different from its worst days.
| Magnitude | Location | Date | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 8.4 | 6 km SSW of Atico, Peru | June 23, 2001 | 33.0 km |
| M 8.1 | 67 km W of Paramonga, Peru | October 17, 1966 | 37.4 km |
| M 8.0 | 95 km N of San Antonio del Estrecho, Peru | July 31, 1970 | 644.8 km |
| M 8.0 | 41 km SW of San Vicente de Cañete, Peru | August 15, 2007 | 39.0 km |
| M 8.0 | 78 km NE of Navarro, Peru | May 26, 2019 | 122.6 km |
| M 7.9 | 34 km SW of Chimbote, Peru | May 31, 1970 | 58.4 km |
| M 7.7 | 60 km SW of Changuillo, Peru | November 12, 1996 | 33.0 km |
| M 7.7 | 50 km N of Sandia, Peru | August 15, 1963 | 550.0 km |
| M 7.6 | 132 km SW of Tarauacá, Brazil | November 9, 1963 | 590.7 km |
| M 7.6 | 132 km W of Iñapari, Peru | August 19, 1961 | 612.2 km |
Coverage and data notes
Events are preliminary, so magnitudes and locations may be revised. This page uses a rectangular monitoring area around Peru, so border areas and nearby offshore zones can include events outside the administrative boundary. Completeness varies: a national network usually records more small earthquakes than the catalogs used here, so treat the counts as a floor rather than a census.
Event data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), in Venezuela FUNVISIS and in Brazil the RSBR through the Centro de Sismologia da USP. Populated places and time zones: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Preliminary solutions are revised as more observations arrive.