Overview
- The M4.3 event struck at 4:25 a.m. with an epicenter 39 km southeast of Curimaná in Padre Abad at 134 km depth, according to the IGP.
- Minutes before midnight, a M4.2 was recorded 176 km southwest of Chimbote in the Áncash region.
- Local officials have reported no material damage or casualties from either quake.
- The national authority records and releases official seismic reports for each event, with data sourced from the Red Sísmica Nacional used by CENSIS.
- IGP chief Hernando Tavera urged building on safe soils under technical norms and emphasized that exact earthquake timing cannot be predicted, citing studies that note accumulated energy in southern Peru.