M5.2 earthquake 19 km SSE of Camaná, Arequipa, Peru
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 19 km SSE of Camaná, Arequipa, Peru at 08:42 local time (13:42 UTC) on 11 Oct 2026, at a depth of 45 km, according to USGS and GFZ.
Reported by 2 agencies
Data: USGS, GFZ · updated 2026-10-11 13:59 UTC · reviewed
- Magnitude
- 5.2moderate
body-wave magnitude (mb) - Depth
- 44.9 km
- Status
- Reviewed
- Origin time
- 2026-10-11 13:42:59 UTC
- Local: 11 Oct 2026, 08:42:59 (America/Lima)
- Epicentre
- 16.785° S, 72.660° W
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Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Est. shaking |
|---|---|---|
| CamanáArequipa, Peru · pop. 16,434 | 19 km | IVLight |
| El PedregalArequipa, Peru · pop. 20,063 | 69 km | IIIWeak |
| MollendoArequipa, Peru · pop. 28,953 | 74 km | IIIWeak |
| Jacobo HunterArequipa, Peru · pop. 46,092 | 124 km | IIIWeak |
| Cono NorteArequipa, Peru · pop. 47,347 | 126 km | IIIWeak |
| ArequipaPeru · pop. 1,195,700 | 127 km | IIIWeak |
| TacnaPeru · pop. 286,240 | 290 km | IIWeak |
| CuscoCuzco Department, Peru · pop. 428,450 | 369 km | INot felt |
Shaking is an estimate from the intensity prediction equation of Allen, Wald & Worden (2012), not an observation. Local ground and buildings can change it by a level or more. Likely felt out to about 152 km.
Every agency's solution
Agencies locate earthquakes with their own stations and methods, so their numbers differ. We match reports of the same event by time, distance and magnitude and show them side by side. The headline uses USGS, which has been reviewed by an analyst.
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How big was it?
Felt by most people over a wide area. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre.
It released roughly the energy of 951 t of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step means about 32 times more energy and 10 times larger waves on a seismogram. Depth matters too: at 45 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.
M5.2 releases about 32× the energy of M4.2, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 951 t of TNT vs 30 t of TNT.
Each square is the energy of one M4.2. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.
Aftershocks and nearby activity
No later earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km so far. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.
Did you feel it?
Reports from people help show where shaking was strong. They are anonymous and shown here in aggregate.
Reports on SeismoAtlas
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Event id gfz2026tycn. First recorded here 11 Oct 2026, 13:50:10 UTC. Solutions: GFZ (geofon:gfz2026tycn); USGS (usgs:us6000u1kt). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M5.2 earthquake 19 km SSE of Camaná, Arequipa, Peru”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/gfz2026tycn-m5-2-earthquake-19-km-sse-of-camana-arequipa-peru, data from USGS, GFZ.
JSON: /api/v1/events/gfz2026tycn. SeismoAtlas is not an official warning service.