South America
Earthquakes in Peru
Every earthquake in and around Peru since 1900: how often it shakes, the strongest on record and the latest quakes. Offshore quakes within 300 km of its towns count too.
Past 30 days8M2.5+
Past year196M2.5+
Magnitude 6+214since 1900
StrongestM 8.42001 · 6 km SSW of Atico, Peru
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Magnitude 4.5+ per year since 1900
Before the 1970s fewer stations were recording, so early years undercount the smaller quakes.
The strongest earthquakes in Peru
- 8.4 6 km SSW of Atico, Peru Jun 23, 2001
- 8.2 21 km SE of Huacho, Peru May 24, 1940
- 8.1 67 km W of Paramonga, Peru Oct 17, 1966
- 8.1 21 km NNE of Minas de Marcona, Peru Aug 24, 1942
- 8.0 78 km NE of Navarro, Peru May 26, 2019
- 8.0 41 km SW of San Vicente de Cañete, Peru Aug 15, 2007
- 8.0 95 km N of San Antonio del Estrecho, Peru Jul 31, 1970
- 7.9 34 km SW of Chimbote, Peru May 31, 1970
- 7.7 37 km SSW of Atico, Peru Aug 6, 1913
- 7.7 60 km SW of Changuillo, Peru Nov 12, 1996
Last 24 months
How deep
The latest
- 4.4 34 km SSE of San Fernando, Peru Oct 29, 2026
- 4.7 19 km NE of Atico, Peru Oct 25, 2026
- 4.6 50 km SW of Atiquipa, Peru Oct 25, 2026
- 4.1 37 km ESE of Cañaveral, Peru Oct 24, 2026
- 4.2 71 km S of Camaná, Peru Oct 17, 2026
- 4.2 15 km ESE of Huasahuasi, Peru Oct 15, 2026
- 5.3 28 km SSW of Camaná, Peru Oct 11, 2026
- 4.3 20 km NNE of El Pedregal, Peru Oct 9, 2026
- 4.5 91 km ENE of Alianza Cristiana, Peru Sep 29, 2026
- 4.4 34 km SSW of Huacho, Peru Sep 25, 2026
- 4.4 14 km ESE of Salaverry, Peru Sep 21, 2026
- 4.3 3 km S of Taray, Peru Sep 21, 2026
- 4.1 75 km ESE of Palca, Peru Sep 18, 2026
- 4.3 1 km E of Camilaca, Peru Sep 12, 2026
- 4.5 64 km WSW of Santiago, Peru Sep 12, 2026