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M6.2 — Puerto Santa, Peru
6.2
Magnitude
Strong
43 km W of Puerto Santa, Peru
58.0 km Shallow focus
75 Felt Reports
No Tsunami Alert
Yellow PAGER Alert
-8.9834, -79.0390 Coordinates
Reviewed Data Status
Epicenter · -8.9834°, -79.0390° · OpenStreetMap

This strong M6.2 earthquake was a shallow-focus event, striking at 58 km beneath Puerto Santa, Peru. Strong earthquakes at this magnitude are widely felt across a broad region and can cause moderate to heavy damage to vulnerable structures near the epicenter.

At 58 km depth, this falls within the shallow-focus category. The relatively near-surface location means shaking at the epicenter may be more intense than deeper events of comparable magnitude.

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