Overview
- The Geophysical Institute of Peru reported the quake at 09:13 local time on Jan. 8 with an epicenter 55 km north of Yurimaguas in Alto Amazonas, Loreto, at a depth of 127 km.
- The latest event extends a late-December to early-January run of small-to-moderate earthquakes across multiple regions, with recent magnitudes up to 4.8.
- Officials underscore Peru’s position on the Pacific Ring of Fire, where subduction-related seismicity routinely generates quakes of varying depths and intensities.
- INDECI urges households to keep contingency plans and emergency backpacks ready with hygiene items, nonperishable food, clothing, medicines, identification, battery radios, and flashlights.
- Experts cited in local reports caution that a larger earthquake could occur in the future, though no specific prediction has been made.