M8.4 earthquake near Camaná, Arequipa

What happened

A magnitude 8.4 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Atico, Peru on 23 Jun 2001, 20:33 UTC at a depth of 33 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Great. Can cause severe damage across hundreds of kilometres and may trigger tsunamis. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Camaná, about 107 km away in Arequipa, Peru.