Current risks in Peru

This page tracks significant risk events worldwide in near real time — earthquakes, disaster alerts, armed conflict, unrest and government travel-advisory changes — combining data from the USGS, GDACS, NASA EONET, UCDP, GDELT, ACLED and official travel-advisory sources. Browse what is happening now, or open the monthly and yearly archive for any country.

2 earthquakes, 5 unrest events, 0 conflict events, and 0 travel advisory changes are active.

7 eventsSources: usgs · gdelt

7 events· PeruFire activity within the 30-day mean

UnrestEarthquake

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 7 events plottedDemonstration in Lima, Peru · Peru · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Lima, Peru · Peru · 18 Aug 2026Riot in Huancayo, Peru · Peru · 17 Aug 2026Riot in Abancay, Peru · Peru · 17 Aug 2026Demonstration in Ayacucho, Peru · Peru · 6 Aug 2026M4.7 — 3 km NW of Yanacancha, Peru · Peru · 31 Aug 2026M4.5 — 42 km E of Estique, Peru · Peru · 27 Aug 2026

Totals for Peru, last 30 days

Earthquake
8
2 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
47
0 in the list
Unrest
5
5 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Signal

How the picture is developing in Peru

Bars: this period · Markers: 90-day daily baseline × days

Events by type in Peru

Against the 90-day baseline

Earthquake
90-day baseline: 7.3
8
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 67.7
47
Unrest
90-day baseline: 11.7
5
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day in Peru

Last 30 days · fire hotspots as line

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
2026-08-0500600320
2026-08-0610310423
2026-08-071010068
2026-08-0800200714
2026-08-0920100216
2026-08-1000400131
2026-08-111020026
2026-08-1200100133
2026-08-1300200322
2026-08-1400600481
2026-08-1500100417
2026-08-1600200154
2026-08-1700120177
2026-08-1800910228
2026-08-1900200114
2026-08-2010410134
2026-08-2100000187
2026-08-2200000151
2026-08-2300000137
2026-08-240000046
2026-08-2500000162
2026-08-2600000430
2026-08-2710000703
2026-08-28000001059
2026-08-29000000
2026-08-30000001323
2026-08-31100001211
2026-09-0100000895
2026-09-0200000528
2026-09-03000000

Events

What is happening in Peru

7 events · newest first

  1. Earthquake

    M4.7 — 3 km NW of Yanacancha, Peru

    M4.7 · Huancayo · Source: usgs

  2. Earthquake

    M4.5 — 42 km E of Estique, Peru

    M4.5 · Charaña · Source: usgs

  3. Unrest

    Demonstration in Lima, Peru

    Severity 3 · Lima · Source: gdelt

  4. Unrest

    Demonstration in Lima, Peru

    Severity 3 · Lima · Source: gdelt

  5. Unrest

    Riot in Huancayo, Peru

    Severity 4 · Huancayo · Source: gdelt

  6. Unrest

    Riot in Abancay, Peru

    Severity 4 · Abancay · Source: gdelt

  7. Unrest

    Demonstration in Ayacucho, Peru

    Severity 3 · Ayacucho · Source: gdelt

Reference

What these risk types mean

Earthquake
Significant earthquakes (magnitude 4.5+) reported by the USGS.
Disaster
Active floods, cyclones, volcanoes, droughts and wildfires reported by GDACS and NASA EONET.
Conflict
Armed conflict events above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from UCDP and GDELT.
Unrest
Unrest events — protests, strikes, riots — above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from GDELT and ACLED.
Advisory
Official government travel-advisory level changes for a country.

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