STRONG EARTHQUAKE
38 km NE of Tambo, Peru
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 38 km NE of Tambo, Peru on 20 Aug 2026, 18:00 UTC. The hypocentre was 99 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. No felt reports have been received so far. 5 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 99 km
- Latitude
- 14.57°S
- Time
- 18:00 UTC
- Magnitude
- M6.7
intermediate
73.65°W longitude
20 Aug 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 6.7
Can be destructive in populated areas up to about 160 km across.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 350 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0, roughly the energy of 169 thousand tonnes of TNT.
99 KM DEEP
At this depth the energy spreads before it reaches the surface. Shaking is usually weaker than a shallow earthquake of the same size, but it can be felt across a wider area.
NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
5 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 4.5.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
18 Sept 2026, 02:12 UTC · 36.3 km deep
18 Sept 2026, 01:29 UTC · 106 km deep
18 Sept 2026, 01:07 UTC · 53.9 km deep
17 Sept 2026, 22:11 UTC · 82.7 km deep