City seismic atlas · Peru
Reported earthquakes near Lima
Lima anchors a 300 km search across part of central Peru and the adjacent Pacific margin. The page groups USGS-reported epicentres by distance to the city centre and does not reproduce an official national catalogue or shaking map.
- Centre
- -12.043, -77.028
- Radius
- 300 km
- Time zone
- America/Lima
USGS · 2016–2025
Reported M4+ history near Lima
Source period: –
- M4.0+
- 341
- M5.0+
- 47
- M6.0+
- 0
Strongest event in the period
M5.9 · 62 km SW of Santiago, Peru
- UTC
- Oct 28, 2022, 8:22 PM
- Depth
- 14 km
- Distance from search centre
- 291 km
Nearest event in the period
M4.8 · 13 km WNW of Urb. Santo Domingo, Peru
- UTC
- Oct 28, 2016, 3:47 AM
- Depth
- 67.37 km
- Distance from search centre
- 25 km
Generated: .
Saved snapshot for the period dated below; it may be outdated. The latest shared package is requested when this page opens.
Shared package · 30 days
Recently reported earthquakes near Lima
5 M2.5+ events within 300 km in the shared 30-day package
Package generated: . Source of earthquake data: U.S. Geological Survey.
Earthquake24 methodology
What this view means
This page selects reported epicentres within 300 km of the GeoNames coordinates for Lima. Historical counts use magnitude 4.0 or greater over ten complete calendar years. Recent events come from Earthquake24's shared 30-day package.
GeoNames records a population of 7,737,002 for this entry. It is a source field, not a metropolitan population figure.
Source of earthquake data: U.S. Geological Survey. USGS does not endorse Earthquake24 or ZENIT GROUP S.A.S.. City search data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.