M6.0 earthquake near Santa Rosa, Junin

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 29 km SSE of Perené, Peru on 17 May 1974, 15:22 UTC at a depth of 111 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Santa Rosa, about 35 km away in Junin, Peru.