M5.1 earthquake near Camaná, Arequipa

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 80 km S of Atico, Peru on 6 May 2017, 19:52 UTC at a depth of 13 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Camaná, about 88 km away in Arequipa, Peru.