M5.5 earthquake near San Martín de Pangoa, Junin

What happened

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 49 km NNE of Paucarbamba, Peru on 14 Feb 2019, 14:33 UTC at a depth of 10 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 San Martín de Pangoa, about 84 km away in Junin, Peru.