Earthquakes in Peru — May 2025

21 earthquakes were recorded in Peru during May 2025, an average of 0.7 per day.

21 reached magnitude 4 or above and 8 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 80 km.

The month's largest event in Peru was a magnitude 6.0 earthquake near San Pedro, Peru on 17 May 2025 at 10:22 UTC. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake radiates roughly 15,080 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is well above the Peru monthly average of 13 events over the period we cover — an unusually active month, and up from the 12 recorded the previous month.

57% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 43% 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.

By band, the catalogue holds 13 in the magnitude 4 range, 7 in the magnitude 5 range, 1 in the magnitude 6 range.

Activity peaked on 11 May, when 4 events were recorded.

The month's largest events were M6.0 near San Pedro, Peru on 17 May at 92 km; M5.4 near Cañaveral, Peru on 08 May at 56 km; M5.2 near Sechura, Peru on 14 May at 33 km.

That is 65% above the 13 events Peru averages per month across the 21 months on record.