M6.3 earthquake near Tumbes, Tumbes

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 55 km NW of Zorritos, Peru on 21 May 2005, 05:11 UTC at a depth of 40 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 Tumbes, about 68 km away in Tumbes, Peru.