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.

Spanish: IGP/CENSIS/RS 2021-0363 Fecha y Hora Local: 22 June 2021 21:54:18 Magnitud: 6.0 Profundidad: 32 km Latitud: -12.77 Longitud: -76.91 Intensidad: V-VI Mala Referencia: 33 km al SO de Mala, Cañete – Lima

Local date: June 22, 2021, 21:54:18 Magnitude: 6.0 Depth: 32 km Latitude: -12.77 Longitude: -76.91 Intensity: V-VI in Mala Reference: 33 km at southwest Mala, Cañete Province – Lima Initially, the earthquake was 5.8 magnitude (ML ), it was revised by the Instituto Geofísico del Perú (IGP) to 6.0 ML .

The earthquake affected the Lima metropolitan area and the Cañete Province, killing a six-year-old boy due to a cardiorespiratory arrest, confirmed 1 day after the earthquake.

[10] In the Jorge Chávez International Airport and a Plaza Vea supermarket reported some damage to ceilings and items falling off shelves.