How frequent are earthquakes in or near Tacna, Peru?

Tacna has a high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 160 quakes on average per year in or near Tacna, Peru. Tacna has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1970, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.

How many earthquakes occur every year in or near Tacna, Peru?

On average, Tacna has about 131 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 46 quakes per year, Mag 5+: 3.8 quakes per year).

When was the latest earthquake in Tacna?

The last earthquake in Tacna occurred 1 day 12 hours ago and had a magnitude of 3.9: A moderate magnitude 3.9 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean near the coast of Peru in the afternoon of Monday, May 13, 2024 at 5.09 pm local time (America/Lima GMT -5). The quake had a shallow depth of 51 km (32 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).

How many quakes were there in Tacna in the past 30 days?

In the past 30 days, Tacna has been shaken by 4 quakes of magnitude 4.0 or above, 5 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 1 quake of magnitude.

What was the strongest quake in Tacna in the past 30 days?

The strongest earthquake in Tacna in the past 30 days had a magnitude of 4.6 and occurred 6 days ago: A strong magnitude 4.6 earthquake hit 24 km E of Palca, Peru, in the morning of Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 9.40 am local time (America/Santiago GMT -4). The quake had a moderate depth of 150 km (93 mi) and was reported felt by some people near the epicenter.

4 quakes Mag. 2+

4 quakes Mag. 3+

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There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Tacna in the past 24 hours.

In the past 30 days, Tacna has had 10 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 4.6:

4 quakes above magnitude 4
5 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
1 quake between magnitude 2 and 3

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Number of quakes per year

	Total number	<M2	M2+	M3+	M4+	M5+	M6+	M7+
Past 7 days	4 quakes	no data	-	3	1	-	-	-
Past 30 days	10 quakes	no data	1	5	4	-	-	-
Past 90 days	25 quakes	no data	4	11	10	-	-	-
Past 365 days	108 quakes	no data	20	49	38	1	-	-
Past 3 years	500 quakes	1	85	258	143	13	-	-
Past 10 years	1,488 quakes	1	209	851	379	42	5	-

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Showing all recent or significant quakes in the past 30 days, magnitude 0 or higher, within up to 100 km (62 mi) distance (27 quakes):

Latest quakes in or near Tacna, Peru - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Nearest Volcano	Location	Details
May 13, 05:09 pm (Lima)	3.9 51 km	97 km (60 mi) to the W	South Pacific Ocean, 33 km southeast of Mollendo, Arequipa, Peru I FELT IT	Info
Sunday, May 12, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
May 12, 05:27 pm (Santiago)	3.3 78 km	57 km (35 mi) to the S	54 km southeast of Arica, Arica, Arica and Parinacota, Chile I FELT IT	Info
May 12, 01:23 pm (GMT -4)	3.8 197 km	44 km (27 mi) to the E	141 km southwest of Viacha, La Paz, Bolivia I FELT IT	Info
Saturday, May 11, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
May 11, 07:36 am (Santiago)	3.1 169 km	3 km (1.9 mi) to the E	Parinacota, Arica and Parinacota, Chile I FELT IT	Info
May 11, 06:10 am (Lima)	3.3 173 km		73 km northeast of Tacna, Tacna, Peru I FELT IT	Info
Thursday, May 9, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
May 9, 01:55 pm (GMT -5)	2.8 24 km	61 km (38 mi) to the SW	Off Coast of Tarapaca, Chile	Info
May 9, 09:40 am (Santiago)	4.6 150 km	8 km (5 mi) to the E	24 km E of Palca, Peru I FELT IT - 1 report	Info
Monday, May 6, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
May 6, 11:57 am (La Paz)	3.3 156 km	20 km (12 mi) to the E	la Paz, Bolivia	Info
May 6, 01:01 am (Santiago)	2.6 96 km	40 km (25 mi) to the SE	61 km east of Arica, Arica, Arica and Parinacota, Chile	Info
Sunday, May 5, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
May 5, 09:11 am (Santiago)	2.8 49 km	60 km (37 mi) to the S	45 km south of Arica, Arica, Arica and Parinacota, Chile	Info
Friday, May 3, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
May 3, 08:54 am (GMT -5)	2.7 32 km	40 km (25 mi) to the SW	South Pacific Ocean, 87 km southwest of Tacna, Tacna, Peru	Info

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Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 160 quakes on average per year in or near Tacna, Peru:

Mag. 7 or higher: 0.06 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 15.9 years)
Mag. 6 or higher: 0.24 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4.1 years)
Mag. 5 or higher: 3.8 quakes per year
Mag. 4 or higher: 46 quakes per year (or 3.8 quakes per month)
Mag. 3 or higher: 131 quakes per year (or 10.9 quakes per month)
Mag. 2 or higher: 158 quakes per year (or 13.2 quakes per month)

Tacna has a high level of seismic activity. Tacna has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1970, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.

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