M4.2 earthquake near Ilave, Puno

What happened

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 10 km SSE of Taquile, Peru on 31 May 2018, 00:08 UTC at a depth of 246 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Ilave, about 25 km away in Puno, Peru.