Overview
- The strongest recent event was a magnitude 5.2 quake located 96 km northeast of Santa María de Nieva in Condorcanqui, recorded on Saturday, September 19, with a reported depth of 15 km.
- A magnitude 4.2 tremor near Vítor, Arequipa, was logged on Tuesday, September 22, and several smaller shocks were reported in Lima, Piura, Cajamarca and Tumbes over the same week.
- CENSIS of the Instituto Geofísico del Perú issued a more limited report of a quake in Moquegua late in the week, with media noting that public details remained sparse.
- The IGP’s Centro Sismológico Nacional posts near‑real‑time seismic bulletins that INDECI and local emergency services use to inform the public and to promote emergency preparedness.
- Peru’s high seismic hazard stems from Nazca Plate subduction beneath the South American Plate, which concentrates risk in coastal and Andean regions and makes ready emergency kits and clear communication plans important for residents.