M5.1 earthquake near Camaná, Arequipa

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 31 km NNE of El Cardo, Peru on 1 Aug 2020, 08:25 UTC at a depth of 80 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Camaná, about 33 km away in Arequipa, Peru.