M6.5 earthquake near Camaná, Arequipa

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 27 km SSE of Atico, Peru on 20 Jul 1948, 11:02 UTC at a depth of 30 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 Camaná, about 92 km away in Arequipa, Peru.