M 5.5 in Peru on 19 Jul 2026 02:24 UTC

Event summary

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

GDACS ID EQ 1552752
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -12.0429 , -75.3013
Event Date: 19 Jul 2026 02:24 UTC
18 Jul 2026 21:24 Local
Exposed Population: 30 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Inserted at: 19 Jul 2026 02:42 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
4.6 (Peru)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 1.4 1.4
us7000t1q7 Scaled population (raster) 3.21  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.94  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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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

World Earthquake Report for Monday, 20 July 2026 7/20/2026 12:55:00 PM.

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Six killed, 21 injured in 5.1 magnitude earthquake that struck Peru 7/20/2026 11:31:00 AM.

Lima - Saba: At least six people were killed and 21 others injured in a 5.1 magnitude earthquake that struck the Andes region of Peru. The Peruvian Geophysical Institute said the earthquake occurred Saturday night and shook the town of Chon
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Peru earthquake leaves 5 dead, over 20 injured in Andes region 7/20/2026 10:03:00 AM.

5.5 magnitude earthquake hits Peru''s Andes region, kills at least 5 people. Updated On: 20 July, 2026 03:30 PM IST Lima AP The US Geological Survey reported the quake struck on Saturday at 9:24 pm, with its epicentre located 2 km west-sou
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Perù, scossa di terremoto di magnitudo 5.1 nella provincia di Chupaca 7/20/2026 9:45:00 AM.

La polizia ha diffuso video verticali che mostrano le immediate conseguenze del terremoto di magnitudo 5.1 che ha colpito la regione andina del Perù, causando almeno sei morti e 32 feriti, secondo quanto riferito dalle autorità. La scossa,
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
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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),