Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 4, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Tuesday, February 4, 1969 at 04:10 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chocope (Peru - PE), about 89.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -79.966 and latitude -8.103.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	36.8 km
Coordinates	-8.103, -79.966
UTC time	1969-02-04 04:10:18.280

Location	Chocope
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1969-02-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chocope	89.1 km
Pacasmayo	89.5 km
Trujillo	103.2 km
Chepén	114.6 km
Saña	138.5 km
Chiclayo	148.9 km
Picsi	155.7 km
Lambayeque	156.2 km
Ferreñafe	164.2 km
Chimbote	185.8 km
Cajamarca	192.6 km
Jaén	295.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Pacasmayo Peru · 2026-03-24 11:39 UTC	56.3 km
M 4.8 Trujillo Peru · 2025-11-09 13:42 UTC	67.2 km
M 4.5 Pacasmayo Peru · 2025-09-05 14:27 UTC	60.2 km

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