Overview
- A magnitude 3.7 quake was recorded at 2:22 a.m. local time in Amazonas, with an epicenter 12 km north of Bagua at a depth of 24 km.
- The Amazonas event produced intensity II–III shaking in Bagua, according to the Instituto Geofísico del Perú (IGP).
- Later in the morning, a magnitude 4.1 quake occurred 25 km southwest of Vítor in Arequipa at 07:37 local time, reaching intensity III with a depth of 47 km.
- Authorities reported no injuries or material damage from either event, and routine monitoring continues.
- IGP head Hernando Tavera said Peru faces a permanent seismic threat and called for building on safe soils with technical standards, citing June’s magnitude 6.1 Lima quake as a reminder of recurrence risk.