Earthquake details

Sunday, July 7, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Sunday, July 7, 1968 at 23:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Moyobamba (Peru - PE), about 41.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -77.146 and latitude -5.708.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates -5.708, -77.146
UTC time 1968-07-07 23:48:09.710
Location Moyobamba
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-07-07

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.6
Moyobamba
Peru · 2026-04-16 06:18 UTC
81.2 km
M 4.3
Moyobamba
Peru · 2026-03-08 22:04 UTC
63.0 km
M 4.6
Moyobamba
Peru · 2026-03-08 22:02 UTC
65.3 km
M 5.1
Moyobamba
Peru · 2025-07-06 11:27 UTC
23.1 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.