M6.3 earthquake near La Breita, Piura

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 10 km NE of El Alto, Peru on 15 Jan 1952, 07:00 UTC at a depth of 35 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is La Breita, about 29 km away in Piura, Peru.