Overview
- The Instituto Geofísico del Perú reported a magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 12:50 p.m. local time with an epicenter 13 km southwest of Matucana at a depth of 107 km.
- Initial assessments indicate the event was lightly felt with no reported injuries or damage.
- The official seismic notice is IGP/CENSIS/RS 2025-0772, which the Centro Sismológico Nacional disseminated on its Twitter account.
- A day earlier, the IGP recorded a magnitude 3.5 quake 26 km west of Chilca at 2:18 p.m. local time, 50 km deep, with intensity II–III and no damage (IGP/CENSIS/RS 2025-0771).
- Indeci urges preparedness, including an emergency backpack and identified safe zones, in a region of frequent quakes driven by Nazca–South American plate interaction.