Overall Green Earthquake in Peru on 31 Jul 2026 00:58 UTC

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M 5.6 in Peru on 31 Jul 2026 00:58 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact

Shakemap

Tsunami

Event summary

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

Earthquake Magnitude:	5.6M
Depth:	154.4 Km
Lat/Lon:	-8.3349 , -74.4353
Event Date:	31 Jul 2026 00:58 UTC 30 Jul 2026 19:58 Local
Exposed Population:	210 thousand in MMI IV
Source:	NEIC us6000th4k
Inserted at:	31 Jul 2026 01:19 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	4.6 (Peru)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us6000th4k	Scaled population (raster)	0
	C1 shakemap	0
	C2 shakemap	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0
	Score no CC	0

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Level	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1721998		0	31 Jul 2026 00:58	5.6M, 154.4km	3.65	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		00:20	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 San Martin (population 522,200) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	no people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1721998	-74.435/-8.335	5.6	154.4	3.646	31 Jul 2026 01:24	00:25	(new episode)
2	1721998	-74.435/-8.335	5.6	154.4	3.606	31 Jul 2026 03:02	02:03	(upd of #1)
3	1721998	-74.435/-8.335	5.6	154.4	3.646	01 Aug 2026 02:03	1d 01:05	(upd of #2)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Ucayali	Peru	210000 people
Huanuco	Peru	<1000 people
Loreto	Peru	no people
Ucayali	Peru	160000 people
Huanuco	Peru	24000 people
Loreto	Peru	29000 people
Acre	Brazil	3200 people
Pasco	Peru	<1000 people
San Martin	Peru	<1000 people
Amazonas	Brazil	<1000 people
San Martin	Peru	<1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Tre Unidos	Ucayali	Peru	Village	-	16 km
Nuevo Bagazan	Ucayali	Peru	Village	-	23 km
Nuevo París	Ucayali	Peru	Village	-	24 km
Naranjal	Ucayali	Peru	Village	-	43 km
Pucallpa	Ucayali	Peru	City	310000 people	12 km
Nuevo Rioja	Ucayali	Peru	Village	-	28 km
Masisea	Ucayali	Peru	Village	-	33 km
Palmera	Ucayali	Peru	Village	-	35 km
Carasmamá	Ucayali	Peru	Village	-	47 km
Oroya	Ucayali	Peru	Village	-	50 km
Puerto Baldeón	Huánuco	Peru	Village	-	53 km
Pashaiminto	Ucayali	Peru	Village	-	55 km
Santa Rosa	Ucayali	Peru	Village	-	57 km
San Francisco	Loreto	Peru	Village	-	60 km
Augua Caliente	Huanuco	Peru	Village	-	62 km
Tiruntán	Loreto	Peru	Village	-	62 km
Puerto Callao	Ucayali	Peru	Village	-	65 km
Campemento Neshuya	Ucayali	Peru	Village	-	67 km
San Jeronimo	Loreto	Peru	Village	-	68 km
Tournavista	Huánuco	Peru	Village	-	72 km
Vinancuro	Ucayali	Peru	Village	-	73 km
Cabaña	Ucayali	Peru	Village	-	78 km
Pahoyan	Loreto	Peru	Village	-	82 km
Huariman	Ucayali	Peru	Village	-	84 km
Venecia	Ucayali	Peru	Village	-	86 km
Tabacoas	Ucayali	Peru	Village	-	91 km
Cashiboya	Loreto	Peru	Village	-	93 km
Baños	Huánuco	Peru	Village	-	96 km
San Alejandro	Ucayali	Peru	Village	-	101 km
Indio Piro	Ucayali	Peru	Village	-	106 km
Chico Mana	Acre	Brazil	Village	-	107 km
Iparia	Ucayali	Peru	Village	-	107 km
Esperanza	Huánuco	Peru	Village	-	113 km
Boa Vista	Acre	Brazil	Village	-	113 km
Bajo Masisea	Ucayali	Peru	Village	-	117 km
San Antonio	Huánuco	Peru	Village	-	120 km
Boca Apua	Ucayali	Peru	Village	-	125 km
Contamana	Loreto	Peru	Village	14000 people	127 km
Puert Inca	Huanuco	Peru	Village	-	128 km
Rio Branco	Acre	Brazil	Village	-	135 km
Chacra	Ucayali	Peru	Village	-	136 km
David	Loreto	Peru	Village	-	137 km
Colônia	Acre	Brazil	Village	-	139 km
Puerto Putaya	Ucayali	Peru	Village	-	140 km
Aguaytía	Ucayali	Peru	Village	-	141 km
Libertad	Loreto	Peru	Village	-	146 km
República	Acre	Brazil	Village	-	147 km
Gomez	Ucayali	Peru	Village	-	151 km
Manchari	Ucayali	Peru	Village	-	152 km
Remanso	Acre	Brazil	Village	-	153 km
Três Bôcas	Acre	Brazil	Village	-	159 km
Irruya	Ucayali	Peru	Village	-	162 km
Previsto	Ucayali	Peru	Village	-	165 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Pucallpa	PCL	157	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9100	16 km
Tournavista		198	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4900	72 km
Zorrillos		218	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4400	77 km
Puerto Inca		178	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	129 km
Tipishsa		201	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	228 km

Ports

Intensity	Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
	Pucallpa	PEPCL	Peru	11 km

More information

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