A shallow magnitude 4.0 earthquake was reported this evening near Cusco, Cusco Province, Departamento de Cusco, Peru.According to the RaspberryShake citizen-seismograph network, the quake struck on Sunday, September 20th, 2026, at 8:07 pm local time at a shallow depth of 12. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones because they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might 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.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 Taray (pop. 490), located 8 km from the epicenter; Pisac (pop. 2,000), 9 km away; Wanchaq (pop. 59,100), 11 km away; Cusco (pop. 428,500), 11 km away; Santiago (pop. 64,100), 13 km away; Oropesa (pop. 4,000), 16 km away; Calca (pop. 9,200), 20 km away; Anta (pop. 5,900), 30 km away; and Urubamba (pop. 7,500), 34 km away.Earthquake data: Date & time: Sep 20, 2026 08:07 pm (Lima time) local time (21 Sep 2026 01:07 GMT)Magnitude: 4.0Hypocenter depth: 12.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 13.5°S / 71.87°W (Provincia de Cusco, Departamento de Cusco, Peru)Primary data source: RaspberryShake