M5.7 earthquake near San Miguel, Puno

What happened

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 13 km NW of Lampa, Peru on 3 May 2020, 00:44 UTC at a depth of 184 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 San Miguel, about 42 km away in Puno, Peru.