M 5.8 in Peru on 19 May 2026 17:57 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1541449
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.8M
Depth: 56.5 Km
Lat/Lon: -14.2075 , -75.5167
Event Date: 19 May 2026 17:57 UTC
19 May 2026 12:57 Local
Exposed Population: 330 thousand in MMI V
Inserted at: 19 May 2026 21:38 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
4.6 (Peru)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000syt5 Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Mondo Perù, terremoto di magnitudo 5.8: le immagini delle telecamere s.. 5/20/2026 1:47:00 PM.

Paura in Perù, dove un terremoto di magnitudo 5.8 ha colpito la regione di Ica provocando almeno 27 feriti e danni a diversi edifici. Secondo le autorità non si registrano vittime, ma il sisma ha causato momenti di forte panico tra la popol
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Mondo Perù, terremoto di magnitudo 5.8: le immagini delle telecamere s.. 5/20/2026 1:45:00 PM.

Paura in Perù, dove un terremoto di magnitudo 5.8 ha colpito la regione di Ica provocando almeno 27 feriti e danni a diversi edifici. Secondo le autorità non si registrano vittime, ma il sisma ha causato momenti di forte panico tra la popol
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Mondo Perù, terremoto di magnitudo 5.8: le immagini delle telecamere s.. 5/20/2026 1:39:00 PM.

Paura in Perù, dove un terremoto di magnitudo 5.8 ha colpito la regione di Ica provocando almeno 27 feriti e danni a diversi edifici. Secondo le autorità non si registrano vittime, ma il sisma ha causato momenti di forte panico tra la popol
...(more)
5.8 magnitude earthquake hits Peru, injuring 27 5/20/2026 12:53:00 PM.

LIMA, Peru -- A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific region of southern Peru late Tuesday, injuring 27 people and damaging buildings, officials said. No deaths were reported. The U.S Geological Survey said the quake''s epicenter was
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (48), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), (2), INFORM (2),