M6.1 earthquake near Tocache, San Martín Department

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 10 km SSE of Huaylillas, Peru on 14 Feb 1948, 22:00 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Tocache, about 89 km away in San Martín Department, Peru.