The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 5.2 quake in Peru near Chincha Alta, Provincia de Chincha, Ica, only 15 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the afternoon on Sunday, February 22nd, 2026, at 5:36 pm local time at a moderately shallow depth of 35. km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 5.1 earthquake. A third agency, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.0.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Arena Baja (pop. 600) located 58 km from the epicenter, Pisco (pop. 61,900) 61 km away, San Vicente de Canete (pop. 25,500) 64 km away, Chincha Alta (pop. 153,100) 67 km away, Imperial (pop. 32,300) 67 km away, Imperial (pop. 32,300) 67 km away, Nuevo Imperial (pop. 32,300) 69 km away, and Nuevo Imperial (pop. 32,300) 69 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: Date & time: Feb 22, 2026 10:36 pm (Universal Time) local time (22 Feb 2026 22:36 GMT)Magnitude: 5.2Depth: 35.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 13.53°S / 76.74°W (Lima Province, Peru)Primary data source: USGS