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Recorded Earthquake History and Seismic Records for the Alto Mayo Protection Forest Region

Access a structured historical record of earthquakes documented within the vicinity of the Alto Mayo Protection Forest in northern Peru. This collection provides indexed data on event dates, magnitudes, and epicentre locations calculated relative to the boundaries of this critical watershed reserve. Explore the seismic landscape of the Peruvian Yungas by reviewing documented activity in the surrounding mountainous terrain.

Digital illustration of a valley between steep purple mountains, featuring a distant waterfall, palm trees in the foreground, and soft pastel clouds in the sky.

A protected Andean watershed and yungas forest in northern Peru, anchoring conservation for the upper Mayo River basin.

Alto Mayo Protection Forest

The Alto Mayo Protection Forest is a large protected forest reserve in northern Peru, spanning the eastern Andean slopes of the San Martín and Amazonas regions. It preserves a portion of the Peruvian Yungas, a transitional tropical ecosystem that links the highlands of the Andes with the lowland Amazon basin, along the upper watershed of the Mayo River. The reserve is anchored by its role as a critical water source for communities throughout the Mayo valley, with eleven of the river's main tributaries rising within the protected area. Its designation reflects both ecological and hydrological priorities, combining forest protection with watershed management in one of Peru's most threatened tropical forest frontier regions. The forest is best known for its importance to the survival of the yellow-tailed woolly monkey, a rare primate whose rediscovery in the 1970s helped catalyze formal protection in 1987. It remains a focal point for Andean slope biodiversity conservation, REDD+ climate finance initiatives, and ongoing struggles against illegal settlement and deforestation.

Location
Peru
Park type
Nature reserve
Established
1987
Area
1,820 km²
Alto Mayo Protection Forest Geography

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For Alto Mayo Protection Forest, earthquake records enter the catalogue through reported epicentre geography and calculated distance to the protected area, not through a claim that the forest caused or contained them. Event dates, magnitudes, depths, named locations, park-distance values, and links to the underlying sources provide the factual basis for historical comparison.

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Area
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Area
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Established
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Relief
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Explore the Mapped Landscapes of Alto Mayo Protection Forest in San Martin

Deepen your understanding of Alto Mayo Protection Forest by examining its role as a critical watershed and its unique position along the Andean slopes. MoriAtlas provides a clear view into the terrain, boundaries, and regional geography of this protected area in San Martin, offering a focused look at its conservation significance and natural environment.