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M4.5 Earthquake near CENTRAL PERU

UTC time: 2026-04-18 23:56:47 UTC Local time: —
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Automatically generated from measurement data by QuakeMap24. Values may change after further analysis.

Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
146.0 km
Source
EMSC

CENTRAL PERU

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About this earthquake

On April 18, 2026 at 23:56 UTC, a magnitude M4.5 earthquake occurred near CENTRAL PERU. At around 146 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

ID
e6bf0c20f1d84f3ad5b3d475317a0a32315f105a
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
146.0 km
UTC time
2026-04-18 23:56:47 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-8.08360, -74.46170
Temperature
25.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 146 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 146 km
Intermediate
146 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Cap FAP David Abenzur Rengifo International AirportPeru · PCL · SPCL
    35.0 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

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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