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M3.6 Earthquake near PERU-ECUADOR BORDER REGION (Peru)

UTC time: 2025-05-16 15:20:48 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On May 16, 2025 at 15:20 UTC, a magnitude M3.6 earthquake occurred near PERU-ECUADOR BORDER REGION (Peru). With a focal depth of about 26 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Shaking of this size is frequently noticed but usually harmless.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Peru: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 3 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.4.

Details

ID
c87af135bd1b5b01f0d67cbe4d050e98881c2c52
Magnitude
M3.6
Depth
26.0 km
UTC time
2025-05-16 15:20:48 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Peru
City
Piura
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-4.90000, -80.74000
Temperature
31.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 26 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 26 km
Shallow
26 km
26 km — shallower than the regional average (64 km)
Regional average: 64 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Sangay Activity reported
    Distance: 418 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'286 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Ecuador
  • Licto
    Distance: 419 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 3'322 m ·Ecuador
  • Chimborazo
    Distance: 437 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'261 m ·Last eruption: 550 ·Ecuador
  • Tungurahua
    Distance: 459 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'023 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Ecuador
  • Quilotoa
    Distance: 493 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 3'914 m ·Last eruption: 1280 ·Ecuador

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • PAF Captain Guillermo Concha Iberico International AirportPeru · PIU · SPUR
    36.7 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

Peru

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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