Overview

• El Comercio is providing live updates on recent shaking based on official reports from the Instituto Geofísico del Perú.
• As of October 3, there are no new reports of damaging earthquakes in Peru, with recent events registering light magnitudes.
• The IGP is the authorized recorder of seismic activity nationwide and shares event details through its social media channels.
• Seismic data used by CENSIS come from the Red Sísmica Nacional, a nationwide network of velocity, acceleration and displacement sensors.
• Peru’s position on the Pacific Ring of Fire and the 1974 magnitude 8.0 Lima earthquake underpin current guidance to emphasize preparedness.