The United States Geological Survey reported a magnitude-4.4 earthquake in Peru near Huacho, Huaura Province, Lima region, only 28 minutes ago. The earthquake occurred late Thursday night, September 24, 2026, at 11:26 pm local time, at a moderately shallow depth of 45.94 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the earthquake may be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which also listed the earthquake at magnitude 4.4. A third agency, the citizen-seismograph network RaspberryShake, reported the same earthquake at magnitude 4.4.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the earthquake should not have caused any significant damage, but it was probably felt by many people as light vibrations in the epicentral area. Weak shaking may have been felt in Salinas (pop. 17), located 18 km from the epicenter; Huacho (pop. 54,500), 32 km away; Hualmay (pop. 26,700), 34 km away; Huaura (pop. 20,700), 37 km away; Huaura (pop. 20,700), 37 km away; Chancay (pop. 27,000), 54 km away; Huaral (pop. 62,200), 57 km away; and Barranca (pop. 46,300), 70 km away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the earthquake may have been felt as very weak shaking include Callao (pop. 1,300,000), located 98 km from the epicenter, and Lima (pop. 7,737,000), 105 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update the magnitude and depth if they change and follow up if other significant news about the earthquake becomes 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 earthquake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Sep 24, 2026 11:26 pm (GMT -5) local time (25 Sep 2026 04:26 GMT)Magnitude: 4.4Hypocenter depth: 45.94 kmEpicenter coordinates: 11.38°S / 77.72°W (Lima Province, Peru)Primary data source: USGS