Overview

• El Comercio relays IGP’s official, real-time earthquake records for Peru as the reference source for current seismic activity.
• The national seismic data used by CENSIS comes from the Red Sísmica Nacional, a legally recognized network of velocity, acceleration and displacement sensors across the country.
• Recent September seismicity has been low to moderate across multiple regions, with continuous monitoring and public information provided through IGP social channels.
• Authorities emphasize preparedness measures such as drills, safe construction and emergency kits in response to Peru’s location on the Pacific Ring of Fire and IGP risk assessments.
• Historical context underscores long-term risk, including the instrumentally recorded magnitude 8.0 Lima earthquake of October 3, 1974, which lasted about 90 seconds and caused hundreds of deaths.