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

Hazard models

Rapid Impact
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

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

Earthquake Magnitude: 5.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -12.1036 , -75.3034
Event Date: 19 Jul 2026 02:24 UTC
18 Jul 2026 21:24 Local
Exposed Population: 240 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Source: NEIC us7000t1q7
Inserted at: 21 Jul 2026 21:20 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 4.6 (Peru)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 1.9 1.9
us7000t1q7 Scaled population (raster) 4.18  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.94  
  Score no CC 2050  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDLevelScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1719206 1.9 19 Jul 2026 02:24 5.5M, 10km 7.13 320 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 00:17 NEIC
1719805 1.9 19 Jul 2026 02:24 5.5M, 10km 7.2 240 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 2d 18:55 NEIC
The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.
The episode that has the last updated information.
* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Peru ,of Junin (population 1,218,600) . The alertlevel for this event is ORANGE

Intensity Population
240000 people
310000 people
110000 people


Shakemaps Timeline

LevelShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 1.4 1719206 -75.301/-12.043 5.5 10 6.631 19 Jul 2026 02:48 00:23 (new episode)
2 1.4 1719206 -75.301/-12.043 5.5 10 6.631 19 Jul 2026 02:52 00:27 (upd of #1)
3 1.4 1719206 -75.301/-12.043 5.5 10 6.694 19 Jul 2026 04:30 02:06 (upd of #2)
4 1.9 1719206 -75.301/-12.043 5.5 10 7.125 20 Jul 2026 14:00 1d 11:36 (upd of #3)
5 1.9 1719805 -75.303/-12.104 5.5 10 7.204 22 Jul 2026 02:03 2d 23:38 (new episode)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Junin Peru 240000 people
Junin Peru 320000 people
Junin Peru 89000 people
Huancavelica Peru 1400 people
Lima Peru no people
Junin Peru 120000 people
Huancavelica Peru 160000 people
Lima Peru 7600 people
Ayacucho Peru no people
Ica Peru no people
Pasco Peru no people
Junin Peru 730000 people
Huancavelica Peru 340000 people
Lima Peru 340000 people
Ayacucho Peru 170000 people
Ica Peru 19000 people
Pasco Peru 30000 people
Cusco Peru 7300 people
Ucayali Peru 2900 people
Callao Peru 14000 people
Huanuco Peru no people
Apurimac Peru no people


Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Intensity Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Jauja JAU 3322 Civ. Unpaved No 9800 40 km
Capitan Alvarino 792 Civ. Unpaved No 3200 108 km
Satipo 640 Civ. Unpaved No 3800 116 km
Cnl Alfredo Mendivil Duarte AYP 2718 Civ. Paved Yes 9100 167 km
Vicco 4103 Civ. Unpaved No 6500 173 km
Las Palmas 76 Mil. Paved No 8000 185 km

Dams

Intensity Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Yuracmayo Blanco 1995 97 km
Choclococha Pampas 1960 129 km
Antacoto Antacoto Santa Eulalia 1966 139 km

More information

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