Earthquakes in Peru Today
Peru sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire where the oceanic Nazca plate subducts east-northeast beneath the South American plate along the Peru-Chile Trench at roughly 6 to 7 cm a year. This megathrust interface drives immense subduction earthquakes and tsunamis—such as the 1970 Mw 7.9 Ancash catastrophe that triggered the deadly Huascarán avalanche, the 2001 Mw 8.4 Arequipa earthquake, and the historic 1746 megathrust that destroyed Lima and Callao.
Danger Level (72h)
72-hour composite hazard forecast
Recent Quakes (30d)
Recorded in the last 30 days
Max Magnitude (30d)
Largest earthquake in the last 30 days
Recent earthquakes
Counts cover the seismic belts this platform monitors in Peru, not its administrative borders. A monitored belt can reach across a border, and events there are listed with the country of their epicentre.
Volcanoes of Peru
13 Holocene volcanoes under seismic monitoring
Tectonic setting
Peru sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire where the oceanic Nazca plate subducts east-northeast beneath the South American plate along the Peru-Chile Trench at roughly 6 to 7 cm a year. This megathrust interface drives immense subduction earthquakes and tsunamis—such as the 1970 Mw 7.9 Ancash catastrophe that triggered the deadly Huascarán avalanche, the 2001 Mw 8.4 Arequipa earthquake, and the historic 1746 megathrust that destroyed Lima and Callao.
Frequently asked questions
What is the emergency number in Peru?
The emergency number in Peru is 115, answered by INDECI (Instituto Nacional de Defensa Civil). After strong shaking, keep the line free for those trapped or injured and check official channels for aftershock and tsunami advisories.
Who monitors earthquakes in Peru?
The national seismic authority is Centro Sismológico Nacional, Instituto Geofísico del Perú (IGP / CENSIS). EarthquakeLive cross-checks its bulletins against 18 international networks, so an event may appear here with a slightly different magnitude until the agencies converge on a final solution.