Seismic history
Major earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and geological events in Peru, 1900–2026, with sources and detailed information.
Total earthquakes
252
M5+
Strongest
M8.4
M7+ events
52
Tsunami events
10
| Date | Magnitude | Location | Depth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-06-23 | 8.4 | 6 km SSW of Atico, Peru | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1940-05-24 | 8.2 | 21 km SE of Huacho, Peru | 45 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1942-08-24 | 8.1 | 21 km NNE of Minas de Marcona, Peru | 30 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1966-10-17 | 8.1 |
| 67 km W of Paramonga, Peru |
| 37 km |
| USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1970-07-31 | 8.0 | 95 km N of San Antonio del Estrecho, Peru | 645 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2007-08-15 | 8.0 | 41 km SW of San Vicente de Cañete, Peru | 39 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2019-05-26 | 8.0 | 78 km NE of Navarro, Peru🌊 | 123 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1922-01-17 | 7.9 | 143 km ESE of San Antonio del Estrecho, Peru | 475 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1913-08-06 | 7.7 | 37 km SSW of Atico, Peru | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1996-11-12 | 7.7 | 60 km SW of Changuillo, Peru | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1963-08-15 | 7.7 | 50 km N of Sandia, Peru | 550 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1961-08-19 | 7.6 | 132 km W of Iñapari, Peru | 612 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1947-11-01 | 7.6 | 23 km E of Santa Rosa, Peru | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1960-11-20 | 7.6 | 103 km WSW of Mórrope, Peru | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1974-10-03 | 7.6 | 77 km WSW of Callao, Peru | 13 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2001-07-07 | 7.6 | 51 km SW of Punta de Bombón, Peru | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2015-11-24 | 7.6 | 155 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru🌊 | 606 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2021-11-28 | 7.5 | 43 km NNW of Barranca, Peru🌊 | 126 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1906-09-28 | 7.5 | 16 km W of Barranca, Peru | 100 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1958-07-26 | 7.5 | 81 km SSE of Puerto Rosario de Laberinto, Peru | 612 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2005-09-26 | 7.5 | 39 km NW of Yurimaguas, Peru | 115 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2019-02-22 | 7.5 | 115 km ESE of Palora, Ecuador🌊 | 145 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1971-07-27 | 7.4 | 98 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador | 113 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1911-04-28 | 7.4 | 128 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil | 560 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1953-12-12 | 7.3 | 14 km NNE of Zorritos, Peru | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1921-12-18 | 7.3 | 130 km W of Puerto Nariño, Colombia | 540 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1928-05-14 | 7.3 | 23 km N of Bellavista, Peru | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1922-10-11 | 7.2 | 35 km N of El Cardo, Peru | 75 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2024-06-28 | 7.2 | 10 km WSW of Atiquipa, Peru🌊 | 24 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2022-05-26 | 7.2 | 10 km W of Azángaro, Peru🌊 | 236 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1914-02-26 | 7.2 | 12 km NNE of Cono Norte, Peru | 100 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1974-11-09 | 7.2 | 87 km SW of Callao, Peru | 6 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1961-08-31 | 7.2 | 149 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru | 598 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1970-12-10 | 7.2 | 9 km ENE of Papayal, Peru | 19 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1998-08-04 | 7.2 | 3 km E of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1997-10-28 | 7.2 | 51 km N of Barranca, Peru | 112 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1937-06-21 | 7.1 | 55 km SW of Santiago de Cao, Peru | 30 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1960-01-15 | 7.1 | 21 km SSE of Nazca, Peru | 65 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2010-08-12 | 7.1 | Ecuador | 207 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1991-04-05 | 7.1 | 11 km NE of Rioja, Peru | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2003-06-20 | 7.1 | 105 km E of Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil | 558 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1989-05-05 | 7.1 | 69 km W of Tarauacá, Brazil | 593 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1988-04-12 | 7.1 | 30 km SW of Islay (Matarani), Peru | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2018-08-24 | 7.1 | 136 km W of Iñapari, Peru | 630 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2013-09-25 | 7.1 | 16 km WSW of Atiquipa, Peru🌊 | 40 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1967-02-15 | 7.0 | 124 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil | 600 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1958-01-15 | 7.0 | 21 km SW of Santa Rita de Siguas, Peru | 64 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2011-08-24 | 7.0 | 64 km ESE of Contamana, Peru | 147 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1995-10-03 | 7.0 | 45 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador | 24 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1990-10-17 | 7.0 | 130 km W of Iñapari, Peru | 599 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1983-04-12 | 7.0 | 92 km NNE of La Peca, Peru | 104 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2019-03-01 | 7.0 | 22 km NNE of Azángaro, Peru🌊 | 267 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1956-01-16 | 7.0 | 7 km NNE of Tosagua, Ecuador | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1906-08-30 | 6.9 | 25 km ENE of Arica, Chile | 60 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1963-09-24 | 6.9 | 28 km W of Paramonga, Peru | 64 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1979-02-16 | 6.9 | 24 km NNE of El Cardo, Peru | 53 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1994-01-10 | 6.9 | 74 km S of Tambopata, Peru | 596 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2002-10-12 | 6.9 | 108 km W of Tarauacá, Brazil | 534 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1916-10-03 | 6.9 | 13 km SSW of San Juan, Peru | 70 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2023-03-18 | 6.8 | 14 km NNW of Baláo, Ecuador🌊 | 68 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1912-07-24 | 6.8 | 13 km ESE of Huangala, Peru | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1950-07-09 | 6.8 | 23 km WSW of Tarauacá, Brazil | 646 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1946-11-10 | 6.8 | 6 km SSW of Quiches, Peru | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1986-11-23 | 6.8 | 109 km W of Alianza Cristiana, Peru | 106 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1968-06-19 | 6.8 | 48 km NNE of Segunda Jerusalén - Azunguillo, Peru | 16 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1999-04-03 | 6.8 | 6 km SE of Camaná, Peru | 87 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2007-11-16 | 6.8 | 30 km E of Macas, Ecuador | 123 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2014-08-24 | 6.8 | 38 km NW of Aniso, Peru🌊 | 101 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1933-10-02 | 6.8 | 46 km SW of Paján, Ecuador | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1922-01-06 | 6.8 | 82 km SW of Islay (Matarani), Peru | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1913-07-28 | 6.7 | 165 km SSW of Atiquipa, Peru | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1928-04-09 | 6.7 | 41 km NE of Corani, Peru | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2026-08-20 | 6.7 | 37 km NE of Tambo, Peru | 99 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1965-11-03 | 6.7 | 104 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil | 594 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1940-05-24 | 6.7 | 10 km SSW of Huacho, Peru | 45 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1997-11-28 | 6.7 | 97 km NE of Sandia, Peru | 586 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2006-10-20 | 6.7 | 52 km SW of San Vicente de Cañete, Peru | 23 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2001-06-26 | 6.7 | 34 km WSW of Pacocha, Peru | 24 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1982-11-19 | 6.7 | 40 km NNE of Santa Rosa, Peru | 14 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2015-11-26 | 6.7 | 125 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil | 603 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1971-05-17 | 6.7 | 37 km E of Palora, Ecuador | 171 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1915-04-23 | 6.7 | 21 km WSW of Tarauacá, Brazil | 620 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1919-09-13 | 6.7 | 103 km SSW of Atico, Peru | 30 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1905-04-26 | 6.7 | central Peru | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1944-08-07 | 6.6 | 52 km SSE of Atico, Peru | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1930-06-25 | 6.6 | 91 km SSW of Santiago, Peru | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2024-01-20 | 6.6 | 123 km NW of Tarauacá, Brazil | 607 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1963-08-29 | 6.6 | 167 km W of Pimentel, Peru | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1969-10-01 | 6.6 | 16 km S of Comas, Peru | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1976-05-15 | 6.6 | 34 km S of Mazamari, Peru | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1998-04-03 | 6.6 | 43 km NE of San Fernando, Peru | 165 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1990-05-30 | 6.6 | 6 km ESE of Segunda Jerusalén - Azunguillo, Peru | 24 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1989-12-03 | 6.6 | 69 km ESE of Contamana, Peru | 153 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1987-08-13 | 6.6 | 36 km SSW of Locumba, Peru | 37 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1985-05-01 | 6.6 | 125 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil | 600 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1961-07-28 | 6.6 | 119 km E of Macas, Ecuador | 142 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1942-07-12 | 6.6 | 29 km SE of Pedernales, Ecuador | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1921-01-09 | 6.5 | 12 km S of Chiara, Peru | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1920-02-28 | 6.5 | 12 km WNW of Cotaruse, Peru | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2022-06-08 | 6.5 | 107 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil | 623 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |