Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 14 km depth26 Sep 01:15 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 10 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeSep 26, 2025 01:05:07 UTC - Local time at epicenterThursday, Sep 25, 2025, at 08:05 pm (GMT -5)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude3.9Depth14 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude4.72°S / 77.89°WCondorcanqui, Amazonas, PeruAlso near: Ecuador 88 km (55 mi) awaySeismic antipode4.72°N / 102.11°EMalaysiaShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 21.1°C (70 F), humidity: 99%, wind: 1 m/s (1 kts) from WSWEstimated seismic energy released4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.9 | about seismic energy20 minutes agoSep 26, 2025 01:05 GMT / Sep 25, 2025 08:05 pm (GMT -5)Lat / Lng: -4.72 / -77.89: Northern PeruSource: EMSCDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22203998',-4.72000,-77.89000,'20 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, Northern Peru',html,'quakes-5-24.png',18,18,9,9,124]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in PeruNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Chipe, a town with 749 inhabitants in Peru, in 47 km (29 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of Peru, Lima, 820 km (510 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry42 km (26 mi)NE of epicenterTeniente Pinglo(pop: 30)III: WeakCondorcanqui, AmazonasPeru44 km (27 mi)NW of epicenterChavez Valdivia(pop: 30)III: WeakCondorcanqui, AmazonasPeru47 km (29 mi)W of epicenterChipe(pop: 749)III: WeakBagua, AmazonasPeru47 km (29 mi)E of epicenterAtahualpa(pop: 628)III: WeakDatem del Maranon, LoretoPeru48 km (30 mi)NE of epicenterBorja(pop: 522)III: WeakDatem del Maranon, LoretoPeru50 km (31 mi)E of epicenterJerusalén(pop: 193)III: WeakDatem del Maranon, LoretoPeru59 km (37 mi)E of epicenterAtlantida(pop: 93)II: Very weakDatem del Maranon, LoretoPeru61 km (38 mi)SE of epicenterPachacutec(pop: 193)II: Very weakDatem del Maranon, LoretoPeru63 km (39 mi)N of epicenterFortaleza(pop: 88)II: Very weakCondorcanqui, AmazonasPeru66 km (41 mi)SW of epicenterNazareth(pop: 460)II: Very weakBagua, AmazonasPeru69 km (43 mi)E of epicenterAlfonso Ugarte(pop: 199)II: Very weakDatem del Maranon, LoretoPeru78 km (49 mi)E of epicenterVencedor(pop: 95)II: Very weakDatem del Maranon, LoretoPeru79 km (49 mi)SE of epicenterCopal(pop: 192)II: Very weakDatem del Maranon, LoretoPeru85 km (53 mi)SE of epicenterPorvenir(pop: 370)II: Very weakDatem del Maranon, LoretoPeru87 km (54 mi)NE of epicenterPuerto Alegria(pop: 502)II: Very weakDatem del Maranon, LoretoPeru87 km (54 mi)E of epicenterBancal(pop: 88)II: Very weakDatem del Maranon, LoretoPeru92 km (57 mi)E of epicenterPuerto America(pop: 678)II: Very weakDatem del Maranon, LoretoPeru93 km (58 mi)SW of epicenterTutumberos(pop: 650)II: Very weakBagua, AmazonasPeru94 km (59 mi)W of epicenterSanta Agueda(pop: 34)II: Very weakSan Ignacio, CajamarcaPeru113 km (70 mi)S of epicenterYambrasbamba(pop: 661)II: Very weakBongara, AmazonasPeru116 km (72 mi)SW of epicenterLa Peca(pop: 27,000)II: Very weakBagua, AmazonasPeru118 km (73 mi)SW of epicenterZapotal(pop: 687)II: Very weakSan Ignacio, CajamarcaPeru118 km (73 mi)SE of epicenterAlto Mayo(pop: 548)II: Very weakRioja, Region de San MartinPeru123 km (77 mi)S of epicenterFlorida ( Pomacochas)(pop: 3,570)II: Very weakBongara, AmazonasPeru123 km (77 mi)SW of epicenterSan Pedro(pop: 527)II: Very weakUtcubamba, AmazonasPeru124 km (77 mi)SW of epicenterSanta Isabel(pop: 489)II: Very weakUtcubamba, AmazonasPeru129 km (80 mi)S of epicenterNaranjitos(pop: 666)II: Very weakUtcubamba, AmazonasPeru130 km (81 mi)SW of epicenterBagua Grande(pop: 20,400)II: Very weakUtcubamba, AmazonasPeru132 km (82 mi)W of epicenterSan Ignacio(pop: 7,910)II: Very weakCajamarcaPeru134 km (83 mi)SE of epicenterAngaiza(pop: 768)II: Very weakRioja, Region de San MartinPeru135 km (84 mi)E of epicenterBarranca(pop: 5,780)II: Very weakDatem del Maranon, LoretoPeru135 km (84 mi)N of epicenterSoledad(pop: 362)II: Very weakCondorcanqui, AmazonasPeru137 km (85 mi)S of epicenterPedro Ruiz Gallo(pop: 5,600)II: Very weakBongara, AmazonasPeru137 km (85 mi)SW of epicenterBellavista(pop: 6,320)II: Very weakJaen, CajamarcaPeru138 km (86 mi)NW of epicenterYantzaza(pop: 9,970)II: Very weakZamora ChinchipeEcuador139 km (86 mi)NW of epicenterZamora(pop: 15,300)II: Very weakZamora ChinchipeEcuador141 km (88 mi)S of epicenterPona Alta(pop: 655)II: Very weakUtcubamba, AmazonasPeru143 km (89 mi)SW of epicenterNuevo Horizonte(pop: 555)II: Very weakUtcubamba, AmazonasPeru150 km (93 mi)SW of epicenterJaen(pop: 52,500)II: Very weakJaen, CajamarcaPeru820 km (510 mi)S of epicenterLima(pop: 7,737,000): Not feltLima ProvincePeruNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Compare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe 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.MagDepthTime GMT2025-09-26EpicenterAgency3.914 km8.7 mi01:05:07NORTHERN PERUEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 55 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 8.8 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.04 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 25 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 0.29 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3.4 years)Mag. 4 or higher: 6.9 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 8.6 quakes per yearMag. 2 or higher: 8.6 quakes per yearThe area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 11 days after a magnitude 4.1 earthquake had hit on Sunday, Sep 14, 2025, at 11:06 am (GMT -5 local time) in 91 km (57 mi) distance to the northeast:Mag. 4.1 earthquake 72 km northwest of Barranca - Loreto, Peru - Sep 14, 2025 - The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 7.5. It had occurred 4 years earlier, on Sunday, Nov 28, 2021, at 05:52 am local time (America/Lima GMT -5) in Loreto, Peru:Mag. 7.5 earthquake 43 km north of Barranca - Loreto, Peru - Nov 28, 2021 - The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 7.7. It had occurred 113 years ago earlier, on Sunday, Feb 23, 1913, at 09:30 pm local time (America/Guayaquil GMT -5) in Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador:Mag. 7.7 earthquake 43 km east of Machala - Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador - Feb 23, 1913 - Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapSep 14, 11:06 am (GMT -5)4.127 km91 km (57 mi) to the NE 72 km northwest of Barranca, Loreto, PeruInfoAug 23, 03:24 am (GMT -5)3.716 km47 km (29 mi) to the N Peru-Ecuador Border Region 1 reportInfoAug 5, 04:41 am (Lima)3.79 km68 km (42 mi) to the N Peru-Ecuador, Region Fronteriza 1 reportInfoMar 25, 05:18 am (Lima)4.029 km1.6 km (1 mi) to the NE 118 km northeast of La Peca, Amazonas, PeruInfoDec 24, 2024 10:12 am (Lima)4.042 km92 km (57 mi) to the N Peru-Ecuador Border RegionInfoDec 6, 2024 04:02 am (Lima)4.157 km31 km (19 mi) to the SELoreto, 110 km northeast of La Peca, Amazonas, PeruInfoJul 21, 2024 06:56 pm (Lima)4.435 km86 km (53 mi) to the W 49 km NE of San Ignacio, PeruInfoApr 21, 2023 06:10 pm (Lima)5.038 km74 km (46 mi) to the SE 78 km west of Barranca, Loreto, Peru 3 reportsInfoJun 25, 2022 11:11 am (Lima)4.810 km61 km (38 mi) to the W 84 km north of La Peca, Amazonas, Peru 1 reportInfoNov 28, 2021 05:52 am (Lima)7.5126 km123 km (76 mi) to the E 43 km NNW of Barranca, Peru 755 reportsInfoFeb 5, 2020 02:57 am (Lima)4.857 km51 km (32 mi) to the NE 356 km southeast of Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador, PeruInfoApr 17, 2019 10:01 am (Lima)5.166 km47 km (29 mi) to the SW 69 km northeast of La Peca, Amazonas, Peru 4 reportsInfoOct 20, 2018 01:42 pm (Lima)4.8138 km99 km (62 mi) to the SE 63 km northwest of Los Angeles, Loreto, Peru 1 reportInfoApr 9, 2016 07:15 am (Universal Time)4.939 km67 km (42 mi) to the NWAmazonas, Peru 1 reportInfoNov 9, 2014 08:26 am (Lima)4.849 km91 km (57 mi) to the SW 26 km north of La Peca, Amazonas, PeruInfoNov 9, 2011 01:22 pm (Lima)4.924 km48 km (30 mi) to the E 93 km west of Barranca, Loreto, PeruInfoJun 26, 2010 01:40 pm (Lima)5.2117 km73 km (45 mi) to the E 64 km west of Barranca, Loreto, PeruInfoMay 18, 2010 11:15 pm (Lima)6.0132 km56 km (35 mi) to the SELoreto, 123 km northwest of Moyobamba, Region de San Martin, PeruInfoApr 12, 2010 12:51 am (Lima)5.042 km63 km (39 mi) to the NE 93 km northwest of Barranca, Loreto, PeruInfoSep 25, 2005 08:55 pm (Lima)7.5115 km197 km (122 mi) to the SE 39 km northwest of Yurimaguas, Loreto, PeruInfoNov 12, 2002 10:19 pm (Lima)5.033 km55 km (34 mi) to the W 89 km north of La Peca, Amazonas, PeruInfoDec 24, 2000 05:07 pm (Universal Time)4.933 km56 km (35 mi) to the N northern PeruInfoNov 10, 2000 07:04 pm (Universal Time)4.850 km29 km (18 mi) to the NE 144 km northeast of La Peca, Amazonas, PeruInfoAug 12, 2000 11:19 pm (Lima)5.133 km53 km (33 mi) to the S 64 km NNE of Yambrasbamba, PeruInfoAug 6, 2000 12:15 am (Lima)4.933 km59 km (37 mi) to the S 54 km N of Yambrasbamba, PeruInfoOct 28, 1997 01:15 am (Lima)7.2112 km140 km (87 mi) to the E 52 km north of Barranca, Loreto, PeruInfoOct 2, 1995 08:51 pm (Guayaquil)7.024 km219 km (136 mi) to the N 55 km southeast of Macas, Morona Santiago, EcuadorInfoDec 7, 1993 09:52 pm (Lima)4.9135 km70 km (43 mi) to the E 72 km west of Barranca, Loreto, PeruInfoAug 16, 1992 07:52 pm (Lima)5.350 km11 km (7 mi) to the W northern PeruInfoApr 4, 1991 11:19 pm (Lima)7.120 km166 km (103 mi) to the SE 15 km northwest of Moyobamba, Region de San Martin, PeruInfoOct 9, 1989 05:03 am (Lima)5.535 km60 km (37 mi) to the NE 115 km WNW of Barranca, PeruInfoNov 22, 1983 10:15 am (Lima)5.226 km40 km (25 mi) to the SW northern PeruInfoApr 12, 1983 07:07 am (Lima)7.0104 km27 km (17 mi) to the SW 92 km NNE of La Peca, PeruInfoAug 9, 1982 11:51 pm (Lima)5.533 km91 km (57 mi) to the SELoreto, 88 km northwest of Moyobamba, Region de San Martin, PeruInfoFeb 4, 1982 01:57 pm (Lima)5.333 km52 km (32 mi) to the SE 94 km west of Barranca, Loreto, PeruInfoSep 12, 1979 11:40 pm (Lima)5.034 km82 km (51 mi) to the SELoreto, 97 km northwest of Moyobamba, Region de San Martin, PeruInfoAug 29, 1978 07:26 pm (Lima)5.0127 km86 km (54 mi) to the SW northern PeruInfoMar 30, 1977 01:53 pm (Lima)5.021 km91 km (57 mi) to the SW northern PeruInfoJul 26, 1971 09:02 pm (Lima)7.4120 km219 km (136 mi) to the N Peru-Ecuador border regionInfoApr 7, 1968 06:49 pm (Lima)5.253 km32 km (20 mi) to the SW 84 km N of Yambrasbamba, PeruInfoApr 16, 1953 07:02 pm (Lima)6.115 km91 km (57 mi) to the E 13 km east of Copal, Loreto, PeruInfoJul 18, 1928 02:05 pm (Lima)7.00 km150 km (94 mi) to the SW PeruInfoMay 26, 1928 02:03 pm (Universal Time)5.915 km27 km (17 mi) to the NE 119 km WNW of Barranca, PeruInfoMay 14, 1928 05:14 pm (Lima)7.30 km117 km (73 mi) to the SW Chacahpoyas, Huancabamba, Cajamarca, PinpincosInfoFeb 23, 1913 09:30 pm (Guayaquil)7.70 km240 km (149 mi) to the NW Gonzanama, San Pedro, MolletureInfoJul 24, 1912 06:50 am (Lima)7.00 km297 km (184 mi) to the W Huancabamba, Cajamarca; Ecuador GuayaquilInfoSep 28, 1906 10:24 am (Lima)6.8100 km94 km (58 mi) to the NE 101 km northwest of Barranca, Loreto, PeruInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageOldest quakes are shown in yellow, most recent in red.[quakes -][quakes +][smaller][bigger]