3.2
Earthquake Details: southern Peru
8/17/2026, 2:30:24 PM
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake occurred near southern Peru on 8/17/2026 at 2:30:24 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -106 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-106 km
Significance0
Latitude-18.0000
Longitude-69.8400
Event IDemsc:20260817_0000494
Magnitude3.2
Updated:8/17/2026, 2:46:09 PM
External Resources
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/17/2026, 9:30:24 AM GMT-5
- UTC
- 8/17/2026, 2:30:24 PM UTC
-106 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.4Antofagasta, ChileBeforeM3.2Antofagasta, ChileBeforeM3.2Tarapaca, ChileBeforeM3.6Antofagasta, ChileBeforeM3.6Tarapaca, ChileBeforeM3.4Offshore Tarapaca, ChileBeforeM3.4Antofagasta, ChileBeforeM3.1Tarapaca, ChileBeforeM3.4Antofagasta, ChileBeforeM3.2Antofagasta, ChileBeforeM3.3Tarapaca, ChileBeforeM3.1Antofagasta, ChileBefore
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