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Past earthquakes in or near Peru: 2020 - list, stats and map

Overview

Updated: Mar 28, 2024 09:06 GMT -
In 2020, Peru has had 1,437 quakes of magnitudes up to 6.1:
  • 2 quakes above magnitude 6
  • 53 quakes between magnitude 5 and 6
  • 636 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 633 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 111 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 2 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Strongest: Mag. 6.1 Earthquake Southern Peru -

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Showing quakes magnitude 4.5 or higher, within up to 50 km (31 mi) distance (206 out of 1,437 quakes, show more):
Past earthquakes in or near Peru: 2020 - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
Nearest VolcanoLocationDetailsMap
Dec 27, 2020 02:11 am (GMT -5)
Dec 27, 2020 07:11 GMT
6.0

41 km
33 km (21 mi) to the S 36 Km Al Sur-SO De Chala, Caravelí - Arequipa, Peru 4 reportsInfo
Saturday, December 26, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 26, 2020 06:32 pm (Lima)
Dec 26, 2020 23:32 GMT
4.9

26 km
81 Km Al Sur-SE De Atalaya, Atalaya - Ucayali, Peru Info
Friday, December 25, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 25, 2020 06:52 pm (Lima)
Dec 25, 2020 23:52 GMT
4.6

70 km
14 Km NNW of El Algarrobal, Peru 4 reportsInfo
Thursday, December 24, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 24, 2020 06:59 pm (Lima)
Dec 24, 2020 23:59 GMT
4.7

124 km
Peru-Bolivia Border Region Info
Monday, December 21, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 21, 2020 11:30 am (Lima)
Dec 21, 2020 16:30 GMT
4.5

28 km
107 Km Al Norte De Santa María De Nieva, Condorcanqui - Amazonas, Peru Info
Sunday, December 20, 2020 GMT (2 quakes)
Dec 20, 2020 11:36 am (Lima)
Dec 20, 2020 16:36 GMT
4.6

113 km
15 Km NNE of Madrigal, Peru Info
Dec 20, 2020 10:55 am (Lima)
Dec 20, 2020 15:55 GMT
4.8

20 km
18 km (11 mi) to the S 23 Km Al Sur-Oeste De Atico, Caravelí - Arequipa, Peru Info
Wednesday, December 16, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 16, 2020 12:48 pm (Lima)
Dec 16, 2020 17:48 GMT
5.5

93 km
33 Km Al Sur-SE De Vitor, Arequipa - Arequipa, Peru 38 reportsInfo
Wednesday, December 2, 2020 GMT (2 quakes)
Dec 2, 2020 02:37 am (Lima)
Dec 2, 2020 07:37 GMT
4.7

80 km
9 km (5.6 mi) to the SE South Pacific Ocean, 22 km south of Ilo, Moquegua, Peru Info
Dec 1, 2020 10:27 pm (Lima)
Dec 2, 2020 03:27 GMT
4.8

21 km
65 km (40 mi) to the SW South Pacific Ocean, 58 km southwest of Mala, Provincia de Cañete, Gobierno Regional de Lima, Peru 24 reportsInfo
Sunday, November 29, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 29, 2020 05:37 am (Lima)
Nov 29, 2020 10:37 GMT
4.8

18 km
Provincia de San Ignacio, Cajamarca, 21 km east of Huancabamba (Piura), Peru 4 reportsInfo
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About these data
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 5.9 x 1014 joules (163 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.4 x 105 tons of TNT or 8.8 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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