M5.3 earthquake near Ayacucho, Ayacucho

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 24 km W of Vinchos, Peru on 19 Jan 2018, 01:11 UTC at a depth of 81 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 Ayacucho, about 39 km away in Ayacucho, Peru.