Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 22, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Wednesday, September 22, 1971 at 00:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lambayeque (Peru - PE), about 96.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -80.605 and latitude -7.223.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	25.0 km
Coordinates	-7.223, -80.605
UTC time	1971-09-22 00:40:12.500

Location	Chiclayo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-09-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lambayeque	96.6 km
Chiclayo	98.3 km
Picsi	108.1 km
Ferreñafe	111.2 km
Pacasmayo	115.8 km
Saña	118.0 km
Chepén	130.3 km
Chocope	165.3 km
Trujillo	200.2 km
La Unión	203.2 km
Catacaos	217.9 km
Piura	225.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Pacasmayo Peru · 2026-03-24 11:39 UTC	91.7 km
M 4.5 Pacasmayo Peru · 2025-09-05 14:27 UTC	80.4 km
M 5.0 Lambayeque Peru · 2025-06-12 03:36 UTC	124.7 km

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