M4.4 earthquake near El Pedregal, Arequipa

What happened

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 32 km SE of Iray, Peru on 14 Aug 2019, 05:02 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is El Pedregal, about 41 km away in Arequipa, Peru.