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M5.8 Earthquake Strikes Near Changuillo, Peru

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A regional map of Peru's Ica region with the epicentre near Changuillo marked
Location of the epicentre near Changuillo, PeruBase: NASA Earth Observatory Blue Marble (MODIS, 2004) via NASA Worldview/GIBS; coastline: Natural Earth (public domain); position: the reporting agency's own coordinates · cc0

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.

USGS ShakeMap of modeled shaking intensity for the earthquake near Changuillo, Peru
The shaking intensity USGS estimates for the magnitude 5.8 earthquake, the area near Changuillo, Peru. USGS map version of Nov. 13, 2026. U.S. Geological Survey ShakeMap

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