M6.0 earthquake near Camaná, Arequipa

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 81 km SSW of Quilca, Peru on 3 Jun 2003, 23:58 UTC at a depth of 33 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Camaná, about 82 km away in Arequipa, Peru.