July 19, 2026 Earthquake: Junin, Peru
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Junin, Peru on July 19, 2026 at 02:24:36 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It killed 6 people.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- July 19, 2026
- Time
- 02:24:36 UTC
- Place
- Junin, Peru
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Intensity
- 5 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 12.043° S, 75.301° W
- Country
- Peru
The toll
- Deaths
- 6
- Injuries
- 242
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 4,846
- Houses damaged
- 5,712
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Intensity IV-V Chupaca.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- 1654, Lima, Chile, Peru
- 1657, Lima,callao, Peru
- November 1, 1947, Satipo,andamarca,acobamba,la Merced,victoc, Peru
- October 1, 1969, Huaytapallana, Lampa, Chilifruta, Peru
- January 5, 1974, Lima, Yauyos, Peru
- June 22, 1981, Central, Peru
- April 18, 1981, Ayacucho, Peru
- November 12, 1980, S Central, Peru
- April 18, 1993, Lima, Peru
- January 8, 1865, Peru
- May 28, 1948, Canete, Peru
- March 28, 1982, Coast, Lunahuana, Lima, Huancayo, Peru
- May 12, 2022, Lima, Callao, Chilca, Peru
- August 13, 2017, Junin, Peru
- June 23, 2021, Mala, Canete, Peru
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 11010.