M6.1 earthquake near Minas de Marcona, Ica

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck near the coast of central Peru on 3 Jan 1955, 18:41 UTC at a depth of 25 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Minas de Marcona, about 63 km away in Ica, Peru.