M5.1 earthquake near La Peca, Amazonas

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 68 km NNE of La Peca, Peru on 17 Apr 2019, 15:01 UTC at a depth of 49 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is La Peca, about 69 km away in Amazonas, Peru.