M5.0 earthquake near San Antonio, Moquegua Department

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 11 km S of Ilabaya, Peru on 20 Sept 2016, 05:05 UTC at a depth of 101 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is San Antonio, about 57 km away in Moquegua Department, Peru.