The earthquake recorded on May 26, 2019 was the strongest in the past decade in Peru, with a magnitude of 8. The seismic event detected on November 24, 2015 was the second most intense between 2010 and 2022, at 7.6.
* If more than one seismic event of magnitude over 6 was reported on a given day, this list only includes the event with the highest magnitude.
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Geophysical Institute of Peru. (May 22, 2023). Earthquakes with the highest magnitude in Peru from 2010 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1204767/earthquake-magnitude-peru/
Geophysical Institute of Peru. "Earthquakes with the highest magnitude in Peru from 2010 to 2022." Chart. May 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1204767/earthquake-magnitude-peru/
Geophysical Institute of Peru. (2023). Earthquakes with the highest magnitude in Peru from 2010 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1204767/earthquake-magnitude-peru/
Geophysical Institute of Peru. "Earthquakes with The Highest Magnitude in Peru from 2010 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1204767/earthquake-magnitude-peru/
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Earthquakes with the highest magnitude in Peru from 2010 to 2022 [Graph], Geophysical Institute of Peru, May 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1204767/earthquake-magnitude-peru/