M6.9 earthquake near Tambopata, Madre de Dios

What happened

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 74 km S of Tambopata, Peru on 10 Jan 1994, 15:53 UTC at a depth of 596 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a deep earthquake; shaking at the surface is usually weak for its size.

The nearest town in our records is Tambopata, about 75 km away in Madre de Dios, Peru.