Earthquake details

Monday, June 21, 1937 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Monday, June 21, 1937 at 15:13 UTC with a magnitude of 7.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Trujillo (Peru - PE), about 68.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -79.628 and latitude -8.276.

Magnitude	7.1
Alert	Extreme
Depth	30.0 km
Coordinates	-8.276, -79.628
UTC time	1937-06-21 15:13:05.170

Location	Trujillo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1937-06-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Trujillo	68.3 km
Chocope	70.1 km
Pacasmayo	97.7 km
Chepén	119.2 km
Chimbote	144.5 km
Saña	151.2 km
Chiclayo	169.1 km
Picsi	174.2 km
Cajamarca	175.5 km
Lambayeque	178.0 km
Ferreñafe	183.1 km
Centenario	268.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 6.2 Trujillo Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC	101.9 km
M 4.8 Trujillo Peru · 2025-11-09 13:42 UTC	32.3 km
M 5.0 Chimbote Peru · 2025-08-13 00:54 UTC	102.5 km
M 4.4 Trujillo Peru · 2025-07-15 06:46 UTC	76.6 km

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