Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes 33 km NNW of El Cardo, Peru

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at 02:38:25 GMT. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) located the tremor at -16.3095 latitude and -72.8016 longitude, approximately 33 kilometers north-northwest of El Cardo, Peru.

The earthquake originated at a depth of 96.293 kilometers. The magnitude of an earthquake, as measured by the USGS, is a quantitative measure of the released energy at its source, determined from seismic wave data.