M6.0 earthquake near San Miguel, Puno

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 1 km SSE of Caminaca, Peru on 13 Jul 1987, 19:14 UTC at a depth of 241 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is San Miguel, about 18 km away in Puno, Peru.