Light mag. 3.9 earthquake - Southern Peru on Sunday, Apr 19, 2026, at 02:55 pm (Universal Time)

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The quake had a shallow depth of 46 km (29 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).Quake Data | Interactive map | User reports | Earlier quakes here | Quakes in Peru | Quakes in Chile | Tacna | Departamento de Moquegua | Region de Arica y ParinacotaHint: Click on the image to see different maps of this quake!Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 46 km depth19 Apr 15:01 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 6 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeApr 19, 2026 14:55:34 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Apr 19, 2026, at 09:55 am (GMT -5)StatusconfirmedMagnitude3.90Depth46 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude17.98°S / 70.9°WPeruAlso near: Chile 66 km (41 mi) awaySeismic antipode17.98°N / 109.1°EChinaShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoYucamane (116 km / 72 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeBroken Clouds 22.5°C (73 F), humidity: 74%, wind: 2 m/s (5 kts) from SEstimated 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 energy7 minutes agoApr 19, 2026 14:55 GMT / Apr 19, 2026 09:55 am (GMT -5)Lat / Lng: -17.98 / -70.9: Southern PeruSource: EMSCOther sources: RaspberryShake: 3.9 / 46 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22924690',-17.98000,-70.90000,'7 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, Southern 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+="&notFelt=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 Tacna, a city with more than 290,000 inhabitants in Peru, in 68 km (43 mi) distance east of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. Many smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of  Peru, Lima, 932 km (579 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(*)RegionCountry15 km (9 mi)NW of epicenterIte(pop: 998)III: WeakJorge Basadre, TacnaPeru24 km (15 mi)SE of epicenterVila Vila(pop: 474)III: WeakTacna, TacnaPeru28 km (17 mi)E of epicenterEl Huayco(pop: 30)II: Very weakTacna, TacnaPeru38 km (24 mi)E of epicenterLas Yaras(pop: 585)II: Very weakTacna, TacnaPeru43 km (27 mi)N of epicenterLocumba(pop: 993)II: Very weakJorge Basadre, TacnaPeru47 km (29 mi)NE of epicenterSama Grande(pop: 826)II: Very weakTacna, TacnaPeru48 km (30 mi)SE of epicenterLos Olivos(pop: 484)II: Very weakTacna, TacnaPeru54 km (34 mi)N of epicenterChironta(pop: 34)II: Very weakJorge Basadre, TacnaPeru57 km (35 mi)NE of epicenterYarascay(pop: 109)II: Very weakTacna, TacnaPeru58 km (36 mi)NE of epicenterOconchay(pop: 99)II: Very weakJorge Basadre, TacnaPeru60 km (37 mi)SE of epicenterLos Palos(pop: 207)II: Very weakTacna, TacnaPeru61 km (38 mi)NW of epicenterIlo(pop: 53,500)II: Very weakDepartamento de MoqueguaPeru66 km (41 mi)N of epicenterCaoña(pop: 12)II: Very weakJorge Basadre, TacnaPeru68 km (43 mi)E of epicenterTacna(pop: 286,200)II: Very weakTacnaPeru74 km (46 mi)NE of epicenterIlabaya(pop: 9,490)II: Very weakJorge Basadre, TacnaPeru75 km (47 mi)E of epicenterCalana(pop: 875)II: Very weakTacna, TacnaPeru76 km (47 mi)N of epicenterChamac(pop: 47)II: Very weakProvincia de Mariscal Nieto, Departamento de MoqueguaPeru83 km (52 mi)E of epicenterCalientes(pop: 231)II: Very weakTacna, TacnaPeru84 km (52 mi)SE of epicenterArica(pop: 241,700)II: Very weakRegion de Arica y ParinacotaChile85 km (53 mi)N of epicenterSan Antonio(pop: 15,600)II: Very weakProvincia de Mariscal Nieto, Departamento de MoqueguaPeru85 km (53 mi)NE of epicenterTotorales(pop: 1,980)II: Very weakCandarave, TacnaPeru87 km (54 mi)N of epicenterMoquegua(pop: 69,900)II: Very weakProvincia de Mariscal Nieto, Departamento de MoqueguaPeru90 km (56 mi)NE of epicenterChipispaya(pop: 1,930)II: Very weakTarata, TacnaPeru96 km (60 mi)NE of epicenterCairani(pop: 604)II: Very weakCandarave, TacnaPeru98 km (61 mi)E of epicenterHuanune Chico(pop: 12)II: Very weakTacna, TacnaPeru100 km (62 mi)N of epicenterTala(pop: 85)II: Very weakProvincia de Mariscal Nieto, Departamento de MoqueguaPeru100 km (62 mi)NE of epicenterQuilahuani(pop: 3,180)II: Very weakCandarave, TacnaPeru101 km (63 mi)N of epicenterTorata(pop: 7,050)II: Very weakProvincia de Mariscal Nieto, Departamento de MoqueguaPeru105 km (65 mi)NE of epicenterSitajara(pop: 451)II: Very weakTarata, TacnaPeru107 km (66 mi)E of epicenterVilavilani(pop: 321)II: Very weakTacna, TacnaPeru108 km (67 mi)NE of epicenterTarata(pop: 3,050)II: Very weakTacnaPeru108 km (67 mi)NE of epicenterPujocucho(pop: 4,120)II: Very weakCandarave, TacnaPeru119 km (74 mi)NE of epicenterChuquitira(pop: 4,220)II: Very weakTarata, TacnaPeru130 km (81 mi)NW of epicenterPunta de Bombon(pop: 6,340)II: Very weakIslay, ArequipaPeru132 km (82 mi)N of epicenterCarumas(pop: 923)II: Very weakProvincia de Mariscal Nieto, Departamento de MoqueguaPeru135 km (84 mi)NW of epicenterCocachacra(pop: 8,800)II: Very weakIslay, ArequipaPeru137 km (85 mi)N of epicenterQuinistaquillas(pop: 524)II: Very weakProvincia de General Sanchez Cerro, Departamento de MoqueguaPeru145 km (90 mi)NW of epicenterMejia(pop: 683)II: Very weakIslay, ArequipaPeru159 km (99 mi)NW of epicenterMollendo(pop: 29,000)I: Not feltIslay, ArequipaPeru932 km (579 mi)NW 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!Get the Android appCompare 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 GMT2026-04-19EpicenterAgency3.946 km29 mi14:55:34SOUTHERN PERUEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)3.946 km29 mi14:55:34Near Coast of Peru0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Previous quakes in the same area of this earthquake7 minutes agoApr 19, 2026 14:55 GMT / Apr 19, 2026 09:55 am (GMT -5)Lat / Lng: -17.98 / -70.9: Southern PeruSource: EMSCOther sources: RaspberryShake: 3.9 / 46 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!',3.9,39, '#bb202a', 0.9,1.5, '#bb202a', 0.27);map2.addToMap('thisQuake',-17.98,-70.9,'7 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, Southern Peru','Earthquake: Mag 3.9 / 46 km (29 mi) depth7 minutes agoApr 19, 2026 14:55 GMT / Apr 19, 2026 09:55 am (GMT -5)Lat / Lng: -17.98 / -70.9: Southern PeruSource: EMSCOther sources: RaspberryShake: 3.9 / 46 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!','default'); // this will be local to this table obj function putQuakeOnMap(id,lat,lon,time,title,html,mag,zIndex) { qTableOlder.putQuakeOnMap(id,lat,lon,time,title,html,mag,zIndex); } map2.circleScale=0.5;qTableOlder.usePalette=1;qTableOlder.startVal=qTableOlder.referenceTime-(80*365.25*86400);qTableOlder.endVal=qTableOlder.referenceTime; qTableOlder.assignMap(map2); (async function(){await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r,4000));map2.map.setZoom(7)})(); })(); (async function(){while(typeof mkRequest=="undefined")await new Promise(r=>setTimeout(r,500));mkRequest("https://server2.allquakes.com/api/getPrevious.php?quakeId=22924690","get","",function(httpObj){let r=httpObj.responseText,d=document;if(""!=r&&200==httpObj.status){let o=JSON.parse(r);if(!o){d.getElementById("olderQuakesSection").remove();return};let table=d.getElementById("qTableOlder");table.innerHTML+=o.tableRows,qTableOlder.alternateBg(),d.getElementById("placeholder_largestQText").innerHTML=o.html,d.getElementById("sectionPreviousCWrap").style.display="",eval(o.js)}})})();]]>Try our free app!Android | iOS versionSupport Us – Help Us Enhance Our Services!We’re passionate about delivering the latest volcano and earthquake data from around the globe — just for you. 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