Moderate 4.8 quake hits near Lima, Lima Province, Peru

The citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake reported a magnitude 4.8 quake in Peru near Lima, Lima Province, only 8 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Wednesday, August 19th, 2026, at 5:28 am local time at a moderately shallow depth of 42. km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
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 Los Almacigos (pop. 39) located 44 km from the epicenter, San Isidro (pop. 68,300) 44 km away, Callao (pop. 1,300,000) 46 km away, Carmen De La Legua Reynoso (pop. 41,900) 46 km away, Jesus Maria (pop. 66,200) 47 km away, San Francisco De Borja (pop. 105,100) 47 km away, Brena (pop. 81,900) 48 km away, Lima (pop. 7,737,000) 50 km away, Santa Anita - Los Ficus (pop. 184,600) 52 km away, and Chosica (pop. 88,600) 78 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Aug 19, 2026 05:28 am (GMT -5) local time (19 Aug 2026 10:28 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 42.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 12.46°S / 77.2°W (Lima Province, Peru)
Primary data source: RaspberryShake
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