Earthquake — Peru: Canete: Mala

When

23 Jun 2021

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

5.8

Where

Peru

Coordinates

12.69° S, 76.72° W

Deaths

1

Injuries

20

Houses destroyed

6

Intensity mmi

7

Depth km

50

6.0 magnitude earthquake in Mala, Lima, Peru

The 2021 Mala earthquake, with a Richter magnitude of 6.0 and moment magnitude of 5.9, struck on June 22, 2021, at 21:54:18 local time (UTC−5) with an epicenter off the coast of Mala in the department of Lima. Following the main event, there were more than 15 aftershocks, with the largest being a magnitude 4.8 event at 07:03 local time on June 23.

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