M6.1 earthquake near Talara, Piura

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 55 km W of Talara, Peru on 4 Mar 1963, 15:43 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 Talara, about 56 km away in Piura, Peru.