M6.0 earthquake near San Miguel, Puno

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Nicasio, Peru on 16 Jun 1994, 18:41 UTC at a depth of 200 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is San Miguel, about 31 km away in Puno, Peru.