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

Event summary

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

GDACS ID EQ 1552752
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -12.0429 , -75.3013
Event Date: 19 Jul 2026 02:24 UTC
18 Jul 2026 21:24 Local
Exposed Population: 30 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Inserted at: 19 Jul 2026 02:42 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
4.6 (Peru)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 1.4 1.4
us7000t1q7 Scaled population (raster) 3.21  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.94  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
Satellite products
Analytical products
Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

5.5 magnitude earthquake hits Peru''s Andes region, killing at least 5.. 7/19/2026 5:49:00 PM.

More than 20 people were injured, and 300 have been displaced so far. The US Geological Survey (USGS) reported the quake struck on Saturday at 9:24 pm local time, with its epicentre located 2 kilometres west-southwest of the city of Sicaya,
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5 killed, over 20 injured after quake hits central Peru 7/19/2026 5:47:00 PM.

LIMA, July 19 (Xinhua) -- At least five people were killed after an earthquake struck Peru''s central department of Junin Saturday night, local media reported Sunday. State news agency Andina, citing Luis Vasquez, head of the National Insti
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At least 6 dead, 21 injured after 2 earthquakes hit Peru 7/19/2026 5:40:00 PM.

Peru ?lies along the ?Pacific Ring of Fire, a zone that accounts for roughly 85 per cent of the world’s seismic activity At least six people were killed and 21 injured after two earthquakes struck a mountainous region of Peru, the country’
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Peru earthquake: 5.5 magnitude hits Andes region, 5 dead 7/19/2026 5:33:00 PM.

A motor tricycle is stuck amid the debris of homes that collapsed after an earthquake struck Pumpuya, Peru, Sunday, July 19, 2026.

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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (48), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), (2), INFORM (2),