Magnitude 6.7 earthquake shakes Peru’s southern Andes, says USGS

Magnitude 6.7 earthquake shakes Peru's southern Andes, notes USGS The earthquake was felt in a number of regions of southern Peru, including Ica and Arequipa.

Key points

• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook Peru's southern Andes Mountains on Thursday (August 21, 2026), according to the U.S.
• In 2007, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake in a province of the Ica region left almost 600 residents dead.
• The earthquake was felt in a number of regions of southern Peru, including Ica and Arequipa.
• It is part of the Pacific "Ring of Fire", an area of frequent seismic activity.
• The USGS remarked the quake occurred at 1 p.m.

Representational picture of a waveform seismograph registering a seismic movement. Photo Credit: Reuters.

In practice, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook Peru's southern Andes Mountains on Thursday (August 21, 2026), according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of damage.

Notably, the USGS remarked the quake occurred at 1 p.m. Local time and was centred 38 kilometres northwest of the city of Upahuacho, in the Parinacochas province of the Ayacucho region. It had a depth of 66.7 kilometres.

Notably, the earthquake was felt in a number of regions of southern Peru, including Ica and Arequipa.

Earthquakes are frequent in Peru. It is part of the Pacific "Ring of Fire", an area of frequent seismic activity.

Taken together, the developments around magnitude 6.7 earthquake shakes Peru's southern Andes, says USGS point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.