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Recent earthquakes in Peru - complete list

Earthquake list: past 30 days (53 quakes)

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Earthquake depth plot
Updated: Mon, 23 Apr 09:18 UTC (GMT)
TimeMag. / DepthNearest volcano (distance)LocationMapSource
Sun, 22 Apr
Sun, 22 Apr 23:29 UTCM 4.2 / 3 km - [info] (223 km)NEAR COAST OF ECUADOR
I FELT IT
[Map]		EMSC
Sun, 22 Apr 13:53 UTCM 2.9 / 132.5 km - [info]Taapaca (15 km)27 km al NE de Putre
[Map]		GUG (U. Chile)
Sat, 21 Apr
Sat, 21 Apr 22:40 UTCM 3.4 / 9 km - [info]Quimsachata (9 km) Peru
I FELT IT
[Map]		IGP
Sat, 21 Apr 17:38 UTCM 3.8 / 84 km - [info] (805 km) Peru
I FELT IT
[Map]		IGP
Sat, 21 Apr 17:18 UTCM 4.1 / 84 km - [info] (804 km) Peru
I FELT IT
[Map]		IGP
Sat, 21 Apr 09:15 UTCM 4.7 / 148 km - [info] (690 km) Peru
I FELT IT
[Map]		IGP
Sat, 21 Apr 03:20 UTCM 3.6 / 120.2 km - [info]Tacora (26 km)32 km al NO de Putre
I FELT IT
[Map]		GUG (U. Chile)
Fri, 20 Apr
Fri, 20 Apr 15:33 UTCM 2.7 / 5 km - [info]Guallatiri (4 km)43 km al SE de Putre
I FELT IT
[Map]		GUG (U. Chile)
Fri, 20 Apr 12:23 UTCM 3.9 / 41.9 km - [info] (129 km)69 km al SE de Ilo
I FELT IT
[Map]		GUG (U. Chile)
Fri, 20 Apr 10:16 UTCM 3.3 / 5.4 km - [info]Acotango (11 km)46 km al E de Putre
I FELT IT
[Map]		GUG (U. Chile)
Thu, 19 Apr
Thu, 19 Apr 20:19 UTCM 3.7 / 45 km - [info] (499 km) Peru
I FELT IT
[Map]		IGP
Sol de la Molina / MMI IV (Light shaking): It was more noise coming from underground and a quick but strong shake that triggers that all the dogs in the neighborhood start barking after that.
Wed, 18 Apr
Wed, 18 Apr 06:14 UTCM 3.9 / 10 km - [info] (146 km)NEAR COAST OF ECUADOR
I FELT IT
[Map]		EMSC
Mon, 16 Apr
Mon, 16 Apr 18:36 UTCM 3.6 / 10 km - [info] (275 km)OFF COAST OF ECUADOR
I FELT IT
[Map]		EMSC
Mon, 16 Apr 07:30 UTCM 3.9 / 10 km - [info] (335 km)NEAR COAST OF NORTHERN PERU
I FELT IT
[Map]		EMSC
Mon, 16 Apr 03:03 UTCM 3.8 / 10 km - [info] (69 km) ECUADOR
I FELT IT
[Map]		EMSC
(75.1 km WSW from epicenter) / MMI IV (Light shaking) (via app)
Daule (Ecuador) (83 km W from epicenter)(no details): Se sintio un remeson fuerte (via EMSC)
(Ecuador) (32 km NE from epicenter)(no details): Loud sound, hard jolt (via EMSC)
Sun, 15 Apr
Sun, 15 Apr 07:35 UTCM 4.0 / 95.4 km - [info] (77 km)- 15km NNW of Mollendo, Peru
[Map]		USGS
(75.5 km NE from epicenter) / MMI II (Very weak shaking) (via app)
(75.3 km NE from epicenter) / MMI III (Weak shaking): Arequipa (via app)
Arequipa (69.7 km NE from epicenter) / MMI II (Very weak shaking): Third floor of hotel, woke me up. Not too concerned as I've experienced much worse.
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Sat, 14 Apr
Sat, 14 Apr 19:26 UTCM 4.6 / 148 km - [info] (777 km)CENTRAL PERU
[Map]		EMSC
Sat, 14 Apr 18:52 UTCM 4.0 / 52 km - [info] (121 km) Peru
[Map]		IGP
Fri, 13 Apr
Fri, 13 Apr 15:11 UTCM 4.2 / 51 km - [info] (104 km) Peru
[Map]		IGP
Fri, 13 Apr 06:25 UTCM 4.3 / 136.3 km - [info]Taapaca (19 km)- 6km SW of Putre, Chile
[Map]		USGS
Thu, 12 Apr
Thu, 12 Apr 21:44 UTCM 3.6 / 10 km - [info] (276 km)NEAR COAST OF ECUADOR
[Map]		EMSC
Wed, 11 Apr
Wed, 11 Apr 01:24 UTCM 4.2 / 10 km - [info] (49 km) ECUADOR
[Map]		EMSC
Wed, 11 Apr 00:57 UTCM 3.9 / 13 km - [info] (470 km) Peru
[Map]		IGP
Mon, 9 Apr
Mon, 9 Apr 19:08 UTCM 5.1 / 49 km - [info] (145 km) Peru
[Map]		IGP
Mon, 9 Apr 11:40 UTCM 3.6 / 10 km - [info] (106 km) ECUADOR
[Map]		EMSC
Sun, 8 Apr
Sun, 8 Apr 20:34 UTCM 4.3 / 98 km - [info] (33 km)SOUTHERN PERU
[Map]		EMSC
Sun, 8 Apr 14:24 UTCM 4.5 / 72.5 km - [info] (123 km)- 43km S of Abancay, Peru
[Map]		USGS
Sun, 8 Apr 07:16 UTCM 3.0 / 92.5 km - [info] (33 km)32 km al NO de Putre
[Map]		GUG (U. Chile)
Sat, 7 Apr
Sat, 7 Apr 20:15 UTCM 5.0 / 51 km - [info] (738 km) Peru
[Map]		IGP
Sat, 7 Apr 03:13 UTCM 3.9 / 76 km - [info] (91 km)NEAR COAST OF ECUADOR
[Map]		EMSC
Fri, 6 Apr
Fri, 6 Apr 12:53 UTCM 2.6 / 56.8 km - [info] (119 km)24 km al N de Cuya
[Map]		GUG (U. Chile)
Fri, 6 Apr 11:33 UTCM 4.1 / 106.8 km - [info]Huambo (3 km)- 24km NNW of Lluta, Peru
[Map]		USGS
Fri, 6 Apr 09:16 UTCM 4.9 / 20 km - [info] (247 km) Peru
[Map]		IGP
Fri, 6 Apr 04:16 UTCM 4.9 / 20 km - [info] (247 km) Peru[Map]IGP
Fri, 6 Apr 00:40 UTCM 5.3 / 10 km - [info] (220 km)Near Coast of Peru
[Map]		GFZ
Thu, 5 Apr
Thu, 5 Apr 21:47 UTCM 2.8 / 83.9 km - [info] (61 km)49 km al SO de Putre[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Wed, 4 Apr
Wed, 4 Apr 08:24 UTCM 3.6 / 5 km - [info] (39 km) ECUADOR
[Map]		EMSC
(29.8 km SSW from epicenter) / MMI IV (Light shaking) (via app)
Lligua (32.7 km SSW from epicenter) / MMI IV (Light shaking): Rattled house briefly 1 to 2 seconds MMIV (via app)
Baños (31.4 km SSW from epicenter) / MMI IV (Light shaking)
Wed, 4 Apr 05:25 UTCM 4.6 / 48 km - [info] (151 km) Peru
[Map]		IGP
(90.4 km NE from epicenter) / not felt
Tue, 3 Apr
Tue, 3 Apr 20:18 UTCM 3.5 / 9 km - [info]Huambo (16 km) Peru
[Map]		IGP
Tue, 3 Apr 19:08 UTCM 3.4 / 9 km - [info]Huambo (16 km) Peru
[Map]		IGP
Tue, 3 Apr 01:15 UTCM 4.3 / 10 km - [info]Guagua Pichincha (4 km) ECUADOR
[Map]		EMSC
Quito / MMI IV (Light shaking): I was on my bed watching a serie and then every was shaking! It was really brave because when I realize it was already done.
Quito / MMI IV (Light shaking): A small bang ...the slow rolling
Quito / MMI IV (Light shaking)
Quito (Ecuador) (5 km E from epicenter)(no details): Se sintió y se escuchó un zumbido. (via EMSC)
Quito (Ecuador) (6 km E from epicenter)(no details): Mediano. No muy largo. (via EMSC)
Quito (Ecuador) (6 km NE from epicenter)(no details): suave y corto (via EMSC)
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Mon, 2 Apr
Mon, 2 Apr 14:10 UTCM 3.7 / 68.9 km - [info] (73 km)- 21km NE of Mollendo, Peru
[Map]		USGS
Mon, 2 Apr 11:20 UTCM 3.5 / 10 km - [info] (221 km)NEAR COAST OF ECUADOR
[Map]		EMSC
Quito (245.6 km E from epicenter) / MMI IV (Light shaking): 9th floor Salt and pepper shake with sway back & forth rocking in bef
Sat, 31 Mar
Sat, 31 Mar 12:25 UTCM 3.9 / 10 km - [info] (104 km) ECUADOR
[Map]		EMSC
Thu, 29 Mar
Thu, 29 Mar 20:53 UTCM 3.7 / 24 km - [info] (76 km) Peru
[Map]		IGP
Wed, 28 Mar
Wed, 28 Mar 12:55 UTCM 3.9 / 10 km - [info] (254 km)OFF COAST OF ECUADOR
[Map]		EMSC
Tue, 27 Mar
Tue, 27 Mar 18:59 UTCM 3.2 / 73.2 km - [info]Tacora (23 km)34 km al NE de Tacna
[Map]		GUG (U. Chile)
Tue, 27 Mar 06:54 UTCM 3.6 / 5 km - [info]Antisana (4 km) ECUADOR
[Map]		EMSC
Mon, 26 Mar
Mon, 26 Mar 17:11 UTCM 3.0 / 108.8 km - [info] (44 km)41 km al N de Camiña
[Map]		GUG (U. Chile)
Mon, 26 Mar 12:22 UTCM 3.5 / 49 km - [info] (64 km) ECUADOR
[Map]		EMSC
Sun, 25 Mar
Sun, 25 Mar 23:59 UTCM 3.8 / 10 km - [info] (234 km)NEAR COAST OF ECUADOR
[Map]		EMSC
Sun, 25 Mar 00:55 UTCM 4.3 / 10 km - [info] (179 km)NEAR COAST OF ECUADOR
[Map]		EMSC
Sat, 24 Mar
Sat, 24 Mar 11:25 UTCM 3.1 / 30 km - [info] (156 km)76 km al O de Arica
[Map]		GUG (U. Chile)
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