CENTRAL PERU-40 km NE of Tambo, Peru-175 km SSE of Ayacucho, Peru-6.7

Magnitude 6.7 Region CENTRAL PERU Date time 2026-08-20 18:00:16.1 UTC Location -14.616 ; -73.604 Depth 70 km Distance 175 km SSE of Ayacucho, Peru / pop: 140,000 / local time: 13:00:16.1 2026-08-20 40 km NE of Tambo, Peru / pop: 5,000 / local time: 13:00:16.1 2026-08-20 Source parameters reviewed by a seismologist --------------- I felt this earthquake All data providers for this event: Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia -- Canberra, Australia (AUST) Seismological Survey of Serbia -- Belgrade, Serbia (BEO) British Geological Survey -- Edinburgh, United Kingdom (BGS) French Polynesian Tsunami Warning Center - CEA -- Papeete, Polynesie Francaise - Tahiti (CPPT) Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi dan Geofisika -- Jakarta, Indonesia (BMKG) GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) -- Potsdam, Germany (GFZ) Instituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia -- Rome, Italy (INGV) -- DOI: https://terremoti.ingv.it/en/iside Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute -- Istanbul, Türkiye (KOERI) Landsamt fur Geologie, Rohstoffe und Bergbau -- Freiburg, Germany (LED) Instituto Geografico Nacional -- Madrid, Spain (IGN) Malaysian Meteorological Department -- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (MET) National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey -- Golden, United States (NEIC) Pacific Tsunami Warning Center -- Honolulu, United States (PTWC) EMSC -- Arpajon, France (SC4) Further information can be found at: GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) -- Potsdam, Germany (GFZ) Escuela Politecnica Nacional, Quito, Ecuador -- Quito, Ecuador (QUI) Instituto Geofisico del Peru -- Lima, Peru (LIM) National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey -- Golden, United States (NEIC)