Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 19, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Wednesday, June 19, 1968 at 10:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Moyobamba (Peru - PE), about 56.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -77.168 and latitude -5.563.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	22.9 km
Coordinates	-5.563, -77.168
UTC time	1968-06-19 10:18:46.220

Location	Moyobamba
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1968-06-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Moyobamba	56.8 km
Chachapoyas	107.5 km
Yurimaguas	121.8 km
Jaén	182.4 km
Juanjuí	186.1 km
Cajamarca	231.3 km
Loja	285.6 km
Tocache	300.8 km
Saña	306.8 km
Chepén	310.7 km
Ferreñafe	313.8 km
Picsi	315.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Moyobamba Peru · 2026-04-16 06:18 UTC	97.3 km
M 4.3 Moyobamba Peru · 2026-03-08 22:04 UTC	79.2 km
M 4.6 Moyobamba Peru · 2026-03-08 22:02 UTC	81.4 km
M 5.1 Moyobamba Peru · 2025-07-06 11:27 UTC	17.4 km

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