Overview
- The Instituto Geofísico del Perú logged a magnitude‑6.0 quake at 21:51 local on Dec. 27 about 67 km west of Chimbote at 52 km depth, with intensity V in the city and perceptible shaking across Lima and northern regions.
- The Navy’s Hydrography and Navigation Directorate ruled out tsunami risk for the Peruvian coast following both the main event and subsequent seismic activity.
- Regional emergency reports cite injuries and structural impacts in Áncash and La Libertad, including internal damage and a temporary power outage at Chimbote’s Hospital La Caleta that affected services.
- Aftershocks were recorded within hours (M4.1 and M4.3), and a separate M5.1 event occurred on Dec. 28 near Chimbote with intensity IV, as authorities maintained heightened monitoring.
- Ingemmet warned of previously identified high‑risk zones for rockfalls and landslides in Áncash and La Libertad, while EDAN surveys continued and crews cleared reported debris on routes such as Vinzos–Chuquicara and the Coishco tunnel.