Overview
- The Instituto Geofísico del Perú (IGP/CENSIS) recorded a magnitude 3.6 quake on Saturday, October 31 at 06:44 local time with an epicenter 73 km west of Samanco, at 35 km depth and intensity II–III in Samanco.
- Local authorities and media outlets reported no material damage or casualties after the shaking was felt in the coastal town.
- The IGP has published the event as IGP/CENSIS/RS 2026-0761 and continued near‑real‑time monitoring during a period of frequent late‑October seismicity across multiple regions.
- Officials repeated basic preparedness advice for households, including updating family emergency plans, identifying evacuation routes, keeping an emergency kit, and using national emergency numbers such as Bomberos 116 and Policía 105.
- Sismologist César Jiménez Tintaya noted that the central Peruvian coast has accumulated seismic energy since the 1746 megathrust and warned this long‑term strain could allow a future large earthquake in the upper 8.0 range, which underscores the need for sustained preparedness and infrastructure planning.