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M4.2 Earthquake near NEAR COAST OF NORTHERN PERU (Peru)

UTC time: 2025-12-01 06:37:06 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 1, 2025 at 06:37 UTC, a magnitude M4.2 earthquake occurred near NEAR COAST OF NORTHERN PERU (Peru). At around 198 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Peru: 2 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M3.7.

Details

ID
b215d1b8341974081f340933c273ad5866b074bc
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
198.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-01 06:37:06 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Peru
City
Piura
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-5.16000, -80.47000
Temperature
21.3°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 198 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 198 km
Intermediate
198 km
198 km — deeper than the regional average (64 km)
Regional average: 64 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Sangay Activity reported
    Distance: 423 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'286 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Ecuador
  • Licto
    Distance: 428 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 3'322 m ·Ecuador
  • Chimborazo
    Distance: 450 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'261 m ·Last eruption: 550 ·Ecuador
  • Tungurahua
    Distance: 468 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'023 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Ecuador

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • PAF Captain Guillermo Concha Iberico International AirportPeru · PIU · SPUR
    17.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 484 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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