M6.2 earthquake near Santiago de Cao, La Libertad

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 81 km W of Santiago de Cao, Peru on 4 Feb 1969, 04:10 UTC at a depth of 37 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 Santiago de Cao, about 82 km away in La Libertad, Peru.