Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 7, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Tuesday, August 7, 1973 at 02:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lambayeque (Peru - PE), about 110.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -80.772 and latitude -7.199.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-7.199, -80.772
UTC time	1973-08-07 02:05:15.600

Location	Chiclayo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-08-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lambayeque	110.6 km
Chiclayo	113.4 km
Picsi	123.0 km
Ferreñafe	125.3 km
Pacasmayo	134.5 km
Saña	135.1 km
Chepén	148.8 km
Chocope	183.4 km
La Unión	200.0 km
Catacaos	215.3 km
Trujillo	217.6 km
Piura	223.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Pacasmayo Peru · 2026-03-24 11:39 UTC	109.5 km
M 4.5 Pacasmayo Peru · 2025-09-05 14:27 UTC	98.1 km
M 5.0 Lambayeque Peru · 2025-06-12 03:36 UTC	134.6 km

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