M6.5 earthquake near San Antonio, Moquegua Department

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 1 km SW of Cairani, Peru on 11 May 1948, 08:55 UTC at a depth of 59 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 Antonio, about 60 km away in Moquegua Department, Peru.