Earthquake details

Monday, November 29, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Monday, November 29, 1965 at 17:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jaén (Peru - PE), about 50.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -78.675 and latitude -6.143.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	22.2 km
Coordinates	-6.143, -78.675
UTC time	1965-11-29 17:07:01.870

Location	Jaén
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1965-11-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Jaén	50.7 km
Chachapoyas	89.7 km
Cajamarca	115.3 km
Saña	132.4 km
Ferreñafe	135.0 km
Picsi	137.0 km
Chepén	146.2 km
Chiclayo	146.7 km
Lambayeque	149.7 km
Pacasmayo	171.5 km
Moyobamba	188.9 km
Chocope	193.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.8 Jaén Peru · 2026-03-07 18:15 UTC	77.3 km
M 4.6 Jaén Peru · 2026-03-07 16:36 UTC	74.3 km

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