M5.5 earthquake near El Pedregal, Arequipa

What happened

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 20 km NNW of Ayo, Peru on 29 Jan 2019, 23:35 UTC at a depth of 112 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 El Pedregal, about 95 km away in Arequipa, Peru.