Earthquake Details: La Unión, Piura, Peru

8/15/2026, 8:05:38 PM

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake occurred near La Unión, Piura, Peru on 8/15/2026 at 8:05:38 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -35 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Peru Piura La Unión (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-35 km

Significance0

Latitude-5.7800

Longitude-81.2100

Event IDemsc:20260815_0000730

Magnitude4.6

Updated:8/15/2026, 8:14:20 PM

External Resources

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/15/2026, 3:05:38 PM GMT-5
UTC: 8/15/2026, 8:05:38 PM UTC

-35 km · Shallow-focus

Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.

Nearby major cities

Nearby event sequence · 1

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Earthquake information is automatically aggregated from the official seismic agencies listed below. Preliminary measurements can change as agencies review an event; use local emergency authorities for safety decisions. Latest successful data update: Aug 15, 2026, 08:14 PM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.