Earthquakes in Peru

Seismic activity in Peru is moderate by global standards, with 16 events recorded in the past 30 days, and 48 of the events on record reached magnitude 5 or above — the level at which damage becomes a genuine concern for vulnerable construction. Peru sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, and the depth distribution below shows the subducting slab beneath it directly.

277 earthquakes have been recorded in Peru in our catalogue, 16 of them in the past 30 days.

The average magnitude is 4.6 and the average focal depth 86 km. 276 events reached magnitude 4 or above and 48 reached magnitude 5 or above.

The strongest earthquake recorded in Peru in this period was a magnitude 6.7 event near Aniso, Peru on 20 August 2026, at a depth of 99 km. A magnitude 6.7 earthquake radiates roughly 169,203 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

Locations recording the most events include Palca (20), San Juan (15), Pacocha (8), Paracas (7), Atico (7).

47% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 53% intermediate (70–300 km) and 0% deep-focus (over 300 km). A substantial share of intermediate-depth events points to a subducting slab beneath the region rather than purely crustal faulting.

The deepest event on record here was a magnitude 5.6 earthquake at 641 km beneath Iñapari, Peru on 11 March 2025.

By band, the catalogue holds 1 in the magnitude 3 range, 228 in the magnitude 4 range, 44 in the magnitude 5 range, 4 in the magnitude 6 range.

The busiest single day was 28 May 2025, with 4 recorded events.

No event in this record carries a USGS link to NOAA tsunami information.