M7.0 earthquake near El Pedregal, Arequipa

What happened

A magnitude 7 earthquake struck 21 km SW of Santa Rita de Siguas, Peru on 15 Jan 1958, 19:14 UTC at a depth of 64 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Major. Can cause serious damage over large areas. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is El Pedregal, about 30 km away in Arequipa, Peru.