M5.2 earthquake near El Pedregal, Arequipa

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 3 km E of Velinga, Peru on 21 Feb 2019, 22:17 UTC at a depth of 77 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is El Pedregal, about 148 km away in Arequipa, Peru.