Magnitude 6.7 earthquake shakes Peru’s southern Andes, says USGS

Representational picture of a waveform seismograph registering a seismic movement. | Photo Credit: Reuters A magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook Peru’s southern Andes Mountains on Thursday (August 21, 2026), according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of damage.The USGS said the quake occurred at 1 p.m. local time and was centred 38 kilometres northwest of the city of Upahuacho, in the Parinacochas province of the Ayacucho region. It had a depth of 66.7 kilometres.The earthquake was felt in several regions of southern Peru, including Ica and Arequipa.Earthquakes are frequent in Peru, which is part of the Pacific “Ring of Fire", an area of frequent seismic activity.In 2007, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake in a province of the Ica region left nearly 600 people dead. Published - August 21, 2026 12:59 am IST