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4.5MAG

LIGHT EARTHQUAKE

4 km W of Victor Raul, Peru

USGS

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 4 km W of Victor Raul, Peru on 21 Sept 2026, 03:58 UTC. The hypocentre was 73.1 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 1 other earthquake above our reporting threshold has been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.

Depth
73.1 km

intermediate

Latitude
8.40°S

78.86°W longitude

Time
03:58 UTC

21 Sept 2026

Magnitude
M4.5

mb

EPICENTRE

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MAGNITUDE 4.5

Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.

The scale is logarithmic: this released about 180 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 85 tonnes of TNT.

73.1 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

1 earthquake above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 4.5.

OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES

M4.5 earthquake — Victor Raul, Peru · Quakewire