Earthquakes in Peru — Page 3

Seismic activity in Peru is moderate by global standards, with 6 events recorded in the past 30 days, and 49 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.

288 earthquakes have been recorded in Peru in our catalogue, 6 of them in the past 30 days.

The average magnitude is 4.6 and the average focal depth 85 km. 287 events reached magnitude 4 or above and 49 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), Mazo Cruz (7), Paracas (7).

48% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 52% 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, 238 in the magnitude 4 range, 45 in the magnitude 5 range, 4 in the magnitude 6 range.

The busiest single day was 11 May 2025, with 4 recorded events.

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