M6.4 earthquake near Camaná, Arequipa

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 22 km S of Atico, Peru on 18 Jul 2017, 02:05 UTC at a depth of 44 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 101 km away in Arequipa, Peru.