M5.8 Earthquake Strikes Near Changuillo, Peru
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As of 23:55 UTC on Nov. 13, 2026, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 79 kilometers west-southwest of Changuillo, in Peru's Ica Region, at 16:43 UTC that day. USGS located the quake 10 kilometers below the surface.
As of the same reading, USGS's PAGER system estimated that about 94,400 people were in a band of intensity IV, light shaking, and about 37,900 more were in a band of intensity III, weak shaking.

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