M6.1 earthquake near San Clemente, Ica

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 4 km E of San Clemente, Peru on 16 May 1992, 20:57 UTC at a depth of 57 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 San Clemente, about 5 km away in Ica, Peru.