Earthquake details

Thursday, March 13, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Thursday, March 13, 1969 at 22:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pacasmayo (Peru - PE), about 95.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -80.173 and latitude -8.022.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	37.4 km
Coordinates	-8.022, -80.173
UTC time	1969-03-13 22:19:38.930

Location	Pacasmayo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1969-03-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Pacasmayo	95.9 km
Chocope	108.0 km
Chepén	121.2 km
Trujillo	126.4 km
Saña	139.0 km
Chiclayo	144.0 km
Lambayeque	150.0 km
Picsi	151.9 km
Ferreñafe	159.7 km
Cajamarca	207.8 km
Chimbote	209.7 km
La Unión	298.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Pacasmayo Peru · 2026-03-24 11:39 UTC	57.2 km
M 4.5 Pacasmayo Peru · 2025-09-05 14:27 UTC	56.3 km

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