M4.6 earthquake - northern Peru

What happened

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck northern Peru on 21 Jan 2018, 07:30 UTC at a depth of 127 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Macas, about 274 km away in Morona-Santiago Province, Ecuador.