Moderate mag. 4.5 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 112 km southwest of Chimbote, Peru, on Friday, Aug 5, 2022 at 6:56 pm (GMT -5) -
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Moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 20 km depth
6 Aug 00:07 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 11 minutes.
Update Sat, 6 Aug 2022, 00:12
Magnitude 4.5 earthquake strikes near Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru4.5 quake 5 Aug 6:56 pm (GMT -5)
Just 16 minutes ago, a 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck near Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru. The tremor was recorded early evening on Friday, August 5th, 2022, at 6:56 pm local time, at a shallow depth of 20 km below the surface.
The event was filed by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the first seismological agency to report it.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 4.5 as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Puerto de Casma (pop. 380) located 95 km from the epicenter, Los Chimus (pop. 280) 98 km away, San Diego (pop. 460) 98 km away, Huarmey (pop. 16,200) 103 km away, and Chimbote (pop. 317,000) 112 km away.
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The event was filed by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the first seismological agency to report it.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 4.5 as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Puerto de Casma (pop. 380) located 95 km from the epicenter, Los Chimus (pop. 280) 98 km away, San Diego (pop. 460) 98 km away, Huarmey (pop. 16,200) 103 km away, and Chimbote (pop. 317,000) 112 km away.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you're in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.
Earthquake data
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Aug 5, 2022 23:56:05 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Friday, Aug 5, 2022 at 6:56 pm (GMT -5) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 4.5 |
| Depth | 20.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 9.96°S / 79.09°W  (South Pacific Ocean, Peru) |
| Antipode | 9.96°N / 100.91°E |
| Shaking intensity | Light shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 95 km (59 mi) SW of Puerto de Casma (pop: 384) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 103 km (64 mi) W of Huarmey (pop: 16,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 112 km (70 mi) SSW of Chimbote (pop: 317,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 116 km (72 mi) SSW of Coishco (Provincia de Santa) (pop: 15,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 119 km (74 mi) SSW of Puerto Santa (Provincia de Santa) (pop: 14,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 158 km (98 mi) WNW of Paramonga (Barranca) (pop: 27,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 173 km (108 mi) SW of Pilcomayo (pop: 13,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 323 km (201 mi) NW of Lima (pop: 7,737,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds  16.5°C (62 F), humidity: 87%, wind: 8 m/s (15 kts) from SSE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 4.5 | 20 km | OFF COAST OF NORTHERN PERU | EMSC |
| 4.5 | 20 km | Off Coast of Northern Peru | RaspberryShake |
User reports for this quake
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
Earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900
Date and time GMT | Mag Depth | Distance | Location | Details |
| May 24, 1940 16:33 82 years ago | 8.2 45 km | 216km / 134mi | 13 km E of Huacho, Huaura Province, Lima region, Peru | More |
| Oct 17, 1966 21:42 56 years ago | 8.1 40 km | 123km / 76mi | 43 km W of Paramonga, Barranca, Lima region, Peru | More |
| May 31, 1970 20:23 52 years ago | 7.9 45 km | 95km / 59mi | 21 km SW of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Feb 21, 1996 12:51 27 years ago | 7.5 10 km | 68km / 42mi | 124 km SW of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Jun 21, 1937 15:13 85 years ago | 7.1 30 km | 194km / 121mi | 69 km SW of Santiago de Cao, Ascope, La Libertad, Peru | More |
| Sep 3, 1967 21:07 55 years ago | 7.0 15 km | 100km / 62mi | 327 km NW of Lima, Peru | More |
| Sep 24, 1963 16:30 59 years ago | 6.9 64 km | 134km / 83mi | 28 km W of Paramonga, Barranca, Lima region, Peru | More |
| Nov 10, 1946 17:42 76 years ago | 6.8 15 km | 243km / 151mi | 4.8 km W of Tinyayo, Provincia de Sihuas, Ancash, Peru | More |
| May 24, 1940 21:57 82 years ago | 6.6 45 km | 208km / 130mi | 14 km SW of Huacho, Huaura Province, Lima region, Peru | More |
| Sep 23, 1995 22:31 27 years ago | 6.5 60 km | 98km / 61mi | 89 km W of Barranca, Lima region, Peru | More |
| Aug 21, 1985 11:26 37 years ago | 6.4 57 km | 92km / 57mi | 35 km W of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Jun 4, 1970 04:09 52 years ago | 6.4 55 km | 61km / 38mi | 97 km S of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Apr 18, 1962 19:14 60 years ago | 6.4 49 km | 17km / 11mi | 83 km SW of San Diego, Casma, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Nov 17, 1925 00:17 97 years ago | 6.3 10 km | 172km / 107mi | 268 km SW of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Mar 21, 1991 05:53 31 years ago | 6.2 25 km | 80km / 50mi | 148 km SW of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Jun 1, 1970 01:36 52 years ago | 6.2 45 km | 73km / 45mi | 61 km SW of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Feb 4, 1969 04:10 54 years ago | 6.2 35 km | 225km / 140mi | 88 km SW of Chocope, Ascope, La Libertad, Peru | More |
| May 31, 1970 20:45 52 years ago | 6.1 51 km | 81km / 50mi | 24 km NW of Huarmey, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Nov 15, 1962 23:25 60 years ago | 6.1 35 km | 170km / 105mi | 493 km NW of Lima, Peru | More |
| Dec 18, 2016 13:30 6 years ago | 6.0 517 km | 22km / 14mi | South Pacific Ocean, 337 km NW of Lima, Peru | More |
| Jul 2, 1970 00:45 52 years ago | 6.0 52 km | 63km / 39mi | 43 km W of Huarmey, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Sep 17, 1963 05:54 59 years ago | 6.0 68 km | 139km / 86mi | 24 km W of Paramonga, Barranca, Lima region, Peru | More |
| May 23, 1976 16:32 46 years ago | 5.9 73 km | 103km / 64mi | 67 km NW of Barranca, Lima region, Peru | More |
| Jul 17, 1992 18:46 30 years ago | 5.8 45 km | 75km / 47mi | 95 km NW of Barranca, Lima region, Peru | More |
| Aug 5, 1970 05:25 52 years ago | 5.8 74 km | 80km / 50mi | 59 km W of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Jun 1, 1970 02:45 52 years ago | 5.8 49 km | 57km / 35mi | 52 km W of Huarmey, Ancash, Peru | More |
| May 11, 2002 10:43 20 years ago | 5.7 47 km | 82km / 51mi | 89 km NW of Barranca, Lima region, Peru | More |
| Jul 31, 1995 08:48 27 years ago | 5.7 59 km | 104km / 65mi | 65 km NW of Barranca, Lima region, Peru | More |
| May 12, 1992 15:46 30 years ago | 5.7 63 km | 61km / 38mi | 52 km S of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Sep 19, 1987 21:18 35 years ago | 5.7 68 km | 86km / 54mi | 54 km W of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Jun 27, 1970 09:45 52 years ago | 5.7 65 km | 50km / 31mi | 54 km W of Huarmey, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Jun 2, 1970 01:37 52 years ago | 5.7 57 km | 40km / 25mi | 80 km S of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Jun 1, 1970 04:44 52 years ago | 5.7 48 km | 46km / 29mi | 67 km W of Huarmey, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Jan 19, 1996 19:01 27 years ago | 5.6 34 km | 58km / 36mi | 73 km SW of Huarmey, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Dec 14, 1990 11:22 32 years ago | 5.6 38 km | 32km / 20mi | 81 km SW of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Apr 20, 1989 08:08 33 years ago | 5.6 63 km | 78km / 49mi | 54 km W of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
| May 20, 1978 13:10 44 years ago | 5.6 50 km | 69km / 43mi | 44 km SW of Huarmey, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Jun 30, 1970 06:21 52 years ago | 5.6 55 km | 85km / 53mi | 64 km W of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
| May 31, 1970 21:48 52 years ago | 5.6 50 km | 62km / 38mi | 55 km SW of Huarmey, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Mar 31, 2019 15:27 3 years ago | 5.5 10 km | 23km / 14mi | South Pacific Ocean, 345 km NW of Lima, Peru | More |
| Sep 15, 2018 20:13 4 years ago | 5.5 35 km | 31km / 19mi | South Pacific Ocean, 64 km SW of Puerto de Casma, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Nov 30, 2005 05:41 17 years ago | 5.5 23 km | 72km / 45mi | 137 km SW of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Jan 25, 1988 07:15 35 years ago | 5.5 53 km | 130km / 81mi | 39 km NW of Barranca, Lima region, Peru | More |
| Jan 17, 1986 04:15 37 years ago | 5.5 52 km | 112km / 69mi | 73 km W of Barranca, Lima region, Peru | More |
| Oct 29, 1975 06:18 47 years ago | 5.5 58 km | 157km / 97mi | 56 km W of Huacho, Huaura Province, Lima region, Peru | More |
| Jan 15, 2020 09:45 3 years ago | 5.4 26 km | 55km / 34mi | South Pacific Ocean, 84 km SW of Huarmey, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Mar 30, 2013 17:30 9 years ago | 5.4 44 km | 62km / 39mi | South Pacific Ocean, 62 km SW of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Jun 2, 1996 00:50 26 years ago | 5.4 33 km | 62km / 39mi | 129 km SW of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Apr 19, 1986 23:28 36 years ago | 5.4 62 km | 75km / 47mi | 53 km SW of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Jan 21, 1975 14:25 48 years ago | 5.4 35 km | 8km / 5mi | 106 km SW of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Nov 20, 2018 06:38 4 years ago | 5.3 10 km | 59km / 36mi | South Pacific Ocean, 70 km S of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Apr 1, 2015 16:45 7 years ago | 5.3 52 km | 128km / 79mi | South Pacific Ocean, 32 km NW of Paramonga, Barranca, Lima region, Peru | More |
| Dec 1, 2002 02:46 20 years ago | 5.3 27 km | 84km / 52mi | 121 km W of Barranca, Lima region, Peru | More |
| Nov 5, 1998 03:45 24 years ago | 5.3 51 km | 89km / 55mi | 37 km SW of Huarmey, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Apr 25, 1996 23:05 26 years ago | 5.3 36 km | 124km / 77mi | 190 km W of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Oct 31, 1981 10:14 41 years ago | 5.3 31 km | 71km / 44mi | 166 km SW of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Jan 13, 1980 12:02 43 years ago | 5.3 63 km | 52km / 33mi | 77 km S of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Jan 3, 1980 21:06 43 years ago | 5.3 33 km | 101km / 63mi | 145 km W of Barranca, Lima region, Peru | More |
| Jan 2, 1980 22:30 43 years ago | 5.3 17 km | 84km / 52mi | 144 km W of Paramonga, Barranca, Lima region, Peru | More |
| Feb 15, 1978 15:05 45 years ago | 5.3 33 km | 18km / 11mi | 102 km SW of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Oct 2, 1977 18:46 45 years ago | 5.3 46 km | 109km / 68mi | 67 km W of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Oct 18, 1976 18:36 46 years ago | 5.3 62 km | 81km / 50mi | 51 km W of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Jan 15, 2019 20:24 4 years ago | 5.2 52 km | 114km / 71mi | South Pacific Ocean, 61 km W of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Apr 1, 2015 16:45 7 years ago | 5.2 46 km | 114km / 71mi | South Pacific Ocean, 68 km W of Paramonga, Barranca, Lima region, Peru | More |
| Mar 28, 2010 01:08 12 years ago | 5.2 65 km | 115km / 72mi | 14 km SE of Huarmey, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Dec 6, 2000 06:47 22 years ago | 5.2 41 km | 134km / 83mi | 63 km W of Barranca, Lima region, Peru | More |
| Oct 18, 1992 12:43 30 years ago | 5.2 48 km | 87km / 54mi | 26 km SW of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Aug 10, 1987 15:28 35 years ago | 5.2 33 km | 93km / 58mi | 79 km W of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Jun 24, 1985 22:21 37 years ago | 5.2 61 km | 126km / 78mi | 68 km NW of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Aug 1, 1984 15:16 38 years ago | 5.2 65 km | 69km / 43mi | 45 km SW of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Apr 21, 1982 02:12 40 years ago | 5.2 64 km | 61km / 38mi | 51 km SW of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
| May 18, 1981 07:17 41 years ago | 5.2 58 km | 86km / 53mi | 39 km SW of Huarmey, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Jan 2, 1980 22:27 43 years ago | 5.2 33 km | 102km / 63mi | 149 km W of Barranca, Lima region, Peru | More |
| Aug 1, 1979 16:40 43 years ago | 5.2 73 km | 176km / 109mi | 39 km W of Huacho, Huaura Province, Lima region, Peru | More |
| Aug 6, 1976 14:31 46 years ago | 5.2 60 km | 59km / 37mi | 62 km SW of Huarmey, Ancash, Peru | More |
| May 18, 1975 05:10 47 years ago | 5.2 66 km | 77km / 48mi | 46 km SW of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Jun 24, 2022 04:51 8 weeks ago | 5.1 71 km | 126km / 78mi | South Pacific Ocean, 83 km S of Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru | More |
| Mar 31, 2022 00:11 20 weeks ago | 5.1 63 km | 179km / 111mi | South Pacific Ocean, 40 km W of Huacho, Huaura Province, Lima region, Peru | More |
| May 5, 2013 13:18 9 years ago | 5.1 51 km | 60km / 37mi | South Pacific Ocean, 64 km SW of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Nov 26, 2011 06:59 11 years ago | 5.1 51 km | 129km / 80mi | 39 km W of Paramonga, Barranca, Lima region, Peru | More |
| Jul 29, 2004 10:00 18 years ago | 5.1 52 km | 158km / 98mi | 67 km W of Huacho, Huaura Province, Lima region, Peru | More |
| Mar 18, 2002 02:01 20 years ago | 5.1 49 km | 179km / 111mi | 118 km SW of Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru | More |
| Dec 14, 1993 06:07 29 years ago | 5.1 64 km | 72km / 45mi | 54 km SW of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Oct 19, 1992 23:02 30 years ago | 5.1 53 km | 78km / 48mi | 74 km S of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Nov 22, 1990 14:25 32 years ago | 5.1 48 km | 55km / 34mi | 51 km W of Huarmey, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Jul 16, 2022 08:19 5 weeks ago | 5.0 10 km | 133km / 83mi | South Pacific Ocean, 39 km NW of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
| May 12, 2020 15:10 2 years ago | 5.0 80 km | 123km / 76mi | South Pacific Ocean, 40 km W of Paramonga, Barranca, Lima region, Peru | More |
| May 12, 2020 15:10 2 years ago | 5.0 73 km | 112km / 69mi | South Pacific Ocean, 58 km W of Paramonga, Barranca, Lima region, Peru | More |
| Jan 15, 2020 09:45 3 years ago | 5.0 10 km | 67km / 42mi | South Pacific Ocean, 55 km SW of Huarmey, Ancash, Peru | More |
| May 22, 2018 22:12 4 years ago | 5.0 10 km | 183km / 114mi | South Pacific Ocean, 150 km SW of Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru | More |
| Apr 7, 2018 20:15 4 years ago | 5.0 51 km | 122km / 76mi | South Pacific Ocean, 207 km NW of Lima, Peru | More |
| Jan 28, 2017 06:42 6 years ago | 5.0 10 km | 79km / 49mi | South Pacific Ocean, 45 km SW of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Mar 28, 2015 22:19 7 years ago | 5.0 57 km | 65km / 40mi | South Pacific Ocean, 49 km NW of Huarmey, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Mar 21, 2015 16:58 7 years ago | 5.0 36 km | 63km / 39mi | South Pacific Ocean, 67 km SW of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
| Feb 12, 2015 01:59 8 years ago | 5.0 22 km | 87km / 54mi | South Pacific Ocean, 403 km NW of Lima, Peru | More |
| Jan 27, 2006 06:43 17 years ago | 4.9 57 km | 94km / 58mi | 82 km W of Barranca, Lima region, Peru | More |
| Oct 6, 2003 07:26 19 years ago | 4.9 33 km | 101km / 63mi | 74 km W of Barranca, Lima region, Peru | More |
| Nov 2, 2002 09:54 20 years ago | 4.9 68 km | 103km / 64mi | 66 km NW of Barranca, Lima region, Peru | More |
| Feb 8, 2001 07:39 22 years ago | 4.9 33 km | 90km / 56mi | 248 km NW of Lima, Peru | More |
| Feb 21, 1996 14:47 27 years ago | 4.9 33 km | 89km / 55mi | 154 km SW of Chimbote, Provincia de Santa, Ancash, Peru | More |
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