Earthquakes by city Peru 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Paita today

Paita, Peru: 192 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

56,151

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

192

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

6.8

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

America/Lima

Coordinates -5.089, -81.114

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-08-11 08:00 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 6.8

Sullana, Peru

1912-07-24 11:59 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Paita today

1 earthquake(s) of magnitude M4.0+ have been detected today within 100 km of Paita. The most recent reached M4.6 at 08:00 UTC near Piura.

1 M4.0+ event(s) have been observed in the last 30 days around Paita.

The strongest earthquake recorded near Paita reached magnitude 6.8 on 1912-07-24 11:59 UTC, near Sullana.

Status today

1 earthquake(s) today

Strongest today

M 4.6

Was there an earthquake in Paita today?

1 earthquake(s) of magnitude M4.0+ have been detected today within 100 km of Paita. The most recent reached M4.6 at 08:00 UTC near Piura.

When was the last earthquake near Paita?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2026-08-11 08:00 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Paita?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Paita reached magnitude 6.8 on 1912-07-24 11:59 UTC, near Sullana.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Paita

The map centers on Paita and highlights the most recent earthquakes detected within 100 km.

Average magnitude

4.8

Average depth

41.2 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 5 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-08-11 08:00	M 4.6	Piura Peru	39.7 km
2026-04-11 13:44	M 4.8	Sullana Peru	50.1 km
2025-12-01 06:37	M 4.2	Piura Peru	32.6 km
2025-10-11 23:52	M 4.4	San Martin Peru	43.1 km
2025-09-16 03:41	M 5.1	Piura Peru	10.0 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-09 1 events

2025-10 1 events

2025-12 1 events

2026-04 1 events

2026-08 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

1912 M 6.8 max · 1 earthquakes 2014 M 6.3 max · 9 earthquakes 1952 M 6.3 max · 1 earthquakes 2021 M 6.2 max · 12 earthquakes 2013 M 6.2 max · 12 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 4.8	2
2025	M 5.2	7
2024	M 4.7	2
2023	M 4.8	7
2022	M 5.8	8
2021	M 6.2	12
2020	M 5.0	2
2019	M 4.5	1
2018	M 5.1	6
2017	M 4.7	3
2016	M 4.5	7
2015	M 4.1	1
2014	M 6.3	9
2013	M 6.2	12
2012	M 5.4	2
2011	M 5.5	3
2010	M 4.9	5
2009	M 6.1	4
2008	M 5.1	2
2007	M 4.8	4
2006	M 4.6	4
2005	M 5.3	3
2004	M 4.6	1
2003	M 4.9	3
2002	M 5.9	6
2001	M 4.8	4
2000	M 4.7	3
1999	M 4.8	2
1998	M 4.7	1
1997	M 5.7	3
1996	M 4.7	3
1995	M 4.8	2
1994	M 5.0	1
1993	M 4.6	1
1992	M 4.8	2
1991	M 6.0	4
1990	M 5.2	3
1989	M 4.9	4
1988	M 5.4	4
1987	M 6.0	2
1986	M 4.6	2
1985	M 5.0	1
1983	M 4.4	1
1982	M 4.7	1
1981	M 4.7	1
1980	M 4.8	1
1979	M 4.7	1
1978	M 5.1	6
1977	M 4.9	2
1975	M 5.2	4
1974	M 5.7	6
1973	M 4.6	1
1968	M 5.7	1
1965	M 5.6	2
1963	M 6.1	2
1952	M 6.3	1
1928	M 5.5	1
1927	M 6.0	1
1914	M 6.2	1
1912	M 6.8	1